Notoriously difficult to disentangle mortality attributed to #clostridium #difficile and other co-morbidities.

Either way, it's not good to get #Cdiff
#cdifficile #ClostridioidesDifficile #microbiology #medicine #MedMastodon #IDMastodon

https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00315-4/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

GEISHA Medium Shrimp May Cause Botulism
This product has likely contamination with Clostridium botulinum. Affected lot: LGC12W12E22. #geisha #shrimp #clostridium #botulism #infection #recall
https://youtu.be/vZ5UIMQLAYY

'Virulence of C. difficile also has an intimate relationship with nutrient availability as, upon nutrient limitation in the gut environment, C. difficile responds by producing toxins that liberate host-derived nutrients through cytotoxic activity and creation of a proinflammatory environment'

#Clostridium #InfetionImmunity "Metabolism #Microbiology

https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1011034

@Microblog_me_uk such a clever study to work out the optimal price point based on its projected impact. I have a bit of a soft spot for these health economic analyses, even though I know nothing about this stuff really!

#cdiff #antibiotics #clostridium #difficile #newpaper #academia https://academic.oup.com/jacamr/article/5/1/dlac138/6974180#.Y7nCvlUoolY.twitter

Top of the Rockies Alfalfa Cubes Contain Deadly Bacteria: codes 111222, 111322, 111422, 111522 and 111622.
This animal feed is contaminated with Clostridium botulinum that triggers severe infections in animals. #topoftherockies #alfalfacubes #clostridium #infection #recall

https://youtu.be/pDMpdOOHy7w

The December issue is online. Please find it here:
 
https://www.embopress.org/toc/14693178/2022/23/12
 
The cover features work by Benoit Zuber @unibern and co-workers presenting the cryo-EM #structure of the octameric pore of #Clostridium perfringens β-toxin.
 
-> https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.15252/embr.202254856