From saprophytic to toxigenic clostridia, a complex evolution based on multiple diverse genetic transfers and/or rearrangements

Michel Popoff (1)

1 Bactéries anaérobies et Toxines

Editorial The genus Clostridium, the definition of which is based on four criteria – rod-shaped, spore-forming, Gram-positive and an obligate anaerobic bacteria – comprises an extremely vast and heterogeneous group of bacteria [...]

Domains: Toxicology

Michel Popoff. From saprophytic to toxigenic clostridia, a complex evolution based on multiple diverse genetic transfers and/or rearrangements. Research in Microbiology, 2015, Special issue on Insights into toxigenic Clostridia through genomics, Edited by Michel R. Popoff, 166 (4), pp.221 - 224. ⟨10.1016/j.resmic.2015.02.008⟩. ⟨pasteur-01798134⟩