Shankumar Mooyottu et al.
International journal of food microbiology, 192, 111-116 (2014-12-03)
Clostridium difficile is a pathogen of significant public health concern causing a life-threatening, toxin-mediated enteric disease in humans. The incidence and severity of the disease associated with C. difficile have increased in the US with the emergence of hypervirulent strains