Development of a phage-based diagnostic test for the identification of Clostridium difficile

Clostridium difficile is the most common bacterial cause of infectious diarrhoea in healthcare environments and in 2014 was responsible for 13,785 infections in the UK. C. difficile infection (CDI) is spread via the faecal-oral route and by contact with contaminated surfaces. However, despite the he...

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Main Author: Anisha M. Thanki
Format: Default Thesis
Published: 2016
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Chemical engineering not elsewhere classified
Clostridium difficile
C. difficile bacteriophages
Ribotypes
Bacteriophage adsorption
Bacteriophage-based diagnostic test
Reporter phages
Cloning
Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/20340
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