Clostridium difficile research may help combat the deadly gastrointestinal infection

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and Harvard University have discovered how the Clostridium difficiletoxin B (TcdB) recognizes the human Frizzled protein, the receptor it uses to invade intestinal cells and lead to deadly gastrointestinal infections. The findings, published Friday in Science, could pave the way for new C. diff antitoxins and also show potential for the development of ["]

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