Ep 87 C. diff: Fighting poop with poop
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Can Sea Diff Cause Colitis?
Some species of sea diff not only do they form these spores in adverse conditions, but they also have the ability to produce toxins. And it's these toxins, not the bacteria themselves, that are capable of causing infection. Ak, a, c dif, colitis. So let's talk about what that actually looks like. The toxygenic strains, the strains that produce toxins, produce two major toxins,. very creatively named toxin a and toxin b. They work together to ultimately disrupt the membranes of the cells that line your gut.
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