摘要 |
<p>The invention provides, inter alia, method of identifying a test compound that binds a germination-related protease-like protein (CspC), e.g., compounds that are agonists or antagonists of germination of a spore of a Clostridium species, such as Clostridium difficile. The invention also provides methods of treating and/or preventing a Clostridium infection in a mammalian subject in need thereof.</p> |