The impact of orphan histidine kinases and phosphotransfer proteins on the regulation of clostridial sporulation initiation

I Mehdizadeh Gohari, AN Edwards, SM McBride… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Sporulation is an important feature of the clostridial life cycle, facilitating survival of these
bacteria in harsh environments, contributing to disease transmission for pathogenic species …

The RgaS-RgaR two-component system promotes Clostridioides difficile sporulation through a small RNA and the Agr1 system

AN Edwards, SM McBride - PLoS Genetics, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The ability to form a dormant spore is essential for the survival of the anaerobic pathogen,
Clostridioides difficile, outside of the mammalian gastrointestinal tract. The initiation of …

Regulatory Networks: Linking Toxin Production and Sporulation in Clostridioides difficile

MK Hasan, O Alaribe, R Govind - Anaerobe, 2024 - Elsevier
Clostridioides difficile has been recognized as an important nosocomial pathogen that
causes diarrheal disease as a consequence of antibiotic exposure and costs the healthcare …

The predicted acetoin dehydrogenase pathway represses sporulation of Clostridioides difficile

D Wetzel, A Rizvi, AN Edwards, SM McBride - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Clostridioides difficile is a major gastrointestinal pathogen that is transmitted as a dormant
spore. As an intestinal pathogen, C. difficile must contend with variable environmental …