The TcdE holin drives toxin secretion and virulence in Clostridioides difficile.
N. V. DiBenedetto, M. Oberkampf, L. Cersosimo, V. Yeliseyev, L. Bry, J. Peltier, B. Dupuy
This study shows that TcdE holin is essential for toxin secretion and virulence in C. difficile, as tcdE mutants exhibit reduced toxin release and less virulence in mice.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology