Antibiotic Resistance Is Making This Dangerous Gut Bacterium Even Harder To Kill

An antibiotic resistance gene helps a dangerous gut bacterium build tougher spores that can survive hospital disinfectants. A hospital surface can be disinfected and still harbor dormant spores of Clostridioides difficile, a bacterium that causes diarrhea that can be deadly for already sick patients. Researchers have now found that an antibiotic resistance gene can help [...]