Unclouding Clostridiodes difficile virulence with systems biology

Systems biology studies how complex dynamics emerge from many elements interacting with each other in biological systems. This definition might sound abstract, but the applications are concrete. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, two studies apply systems biology to study Clostridioides difficile, a major cause of hospital-acquired infections.

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Systems biology explores the emergence of complex dynamics from interactions among elements in biological systems. In the specific context of hospital-acquired infections, two studies in Cell Host & Microbe applied systems biology to investigate Clostridioides difficile.