Liberation of host heme by Clostridioides difficile- mediated damage enhances Enterococcus faecalis fitness during infection.
Alexander B SmithJonathan T SpeckerKatharine K HewlettTroy R ScogginsMontana KnightAbigail M LustigYanhong LiKirsten M EvansYingchan GuoQianxuan SheMichael W ChristopherTimothy J GarrettAhmed M MoustafaDaria Van TyneBoone M PrenticeJoseph P ZackularPublished in: mBio (2023)
to use oxygen to generate energy and grow better in the gut. Understanding the mechanisms of these interspecies interactions could inform therapeutic strategies for CDI.