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Targeting a Dangerous Gut Infection

New Tufts University School of Medicine studies reveal how Clostridioides difficile behaves inside the body
A colorful image shows a round cross-section of inflamed gut tissue. Tiny green squiggles represent C. diff cells where toxin genes are turned on throughout the tissue layers colored yellow or cyan. The magenta highlights the subset of C. diff that do not express the toxin genes.