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Global transcriptome analysis of colonic tissue during Clostridioides difficile infection

ABSTRACT: Clostridioides difficile can cause severe infections in the gastrointestinal tract and affects almost half a million people in the U.S every year. Upon establishment of infection, a strong immune response is induced. We sought to investigate the dynamics of the mucosal host response during C. difficile infection.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE237574 | GEO | 2023/09/13

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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