{
  "id": 6608148,
  "title": "C. diff coordinates threat response to survive in gut, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/c-diff-coordinates-threat-response-to-survive-in-gut-study-finds",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T15:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-diff-threat-response-survive-gut.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The pathogen Clostridioides difficile (C. diff)—a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections—must contend with a variety of threats inside the harsh environment of the gut to survive and grow. Researchers at Vanderbilt Health have discovered a unique system C. diff uses to simultaneously sense and respond to two different threats: host-mediated nutrient deprivation and a microbiota-produced…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}