The predicted acetoin dehydrogenase pathway represses sporulation of Clostridioides difficile .

Daniela WetzelArshad RizviAdrianne N Edwards Shonna M McBride

Published in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)

uses acetoin differently than many other species and that acetoin has an important role as an environmental metabolite that influences spore formation.

Keyphrases

clostridium difficile
bacillus subtilis
risk assessment
genetic diversity
life cycle
climate change