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Work horse strain Clostridioides difficile 630Δerm is oblivious to its anaerobic lifestyle

Troitzsch, D.; Zhang, H.; Dittmann, S.; Düsterhöft, D.; Michel, A.-M.; Jänsch, L.; Riedel, K.; Borrero-de Acuna, J. M.; Jahn, D.; Sievers, S.

2020-01-08 microbiology
10.1101/2020.01.07.897181 bioRxiv
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The laboratory reference strain 630{Delta}erm of the anaerobic human pathogen Clostridioides difficile is characterized by a remarkable high oxygen tolerance. We show that an amino acid exchange in the DNA binding domain of the hydrogen peroxide sensor PerR results in a constitutive derepression of PerR-controlled genes and thus in an oxidative stress response even under anaerobic conditions. This questions the model status, strain 630{Delta}erm claims in C. difficile research.

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