C. diff, which is short for Clostridioides difficile, is a type of bacteria that may cause serious problems in the digestive system. It is one of the most common causes of diarrhea linked to ...

Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine are studying C. diff at multiple levels, from how individual bacterial cells behave inside the gut to the molecular switches that help them survive ...

Affecting roughly half a million Americans each year, bacterial infections caused by Clostridioides difficile—commonly known as C. diff—are a serious and persistent problem for patients and hospitals ...