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NewsDisarming a hidden killer: Predicting – and preventing – C. diff before it strikes
Researchers have developed a powerful, personalized modeling framework to predict whether Clostridioides difficile is likely to colonize an individual’s gut, and to test whether specific probiotic therapies might prevent and/or reverse that colonization.
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NewsAntibiotic resistant microbes in gut make C difficile more infectious
Scientists have found that Enterococcus – an antibiotic-resistant, opportunistic pathogen – works together with Clostridioides difficile in the human gut, reshaping and enhancing the metabolic environment in the gut so that C. difficile can thrive.