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Isolation and characterization of Clostridium difficile from a small survey of wastewater, food and animals in New Zealand
21 Oct 2019
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The objective of this study was to undertake a microbiological survey of foods, animal faeces and wastewater samples for Clostridium difficile, and determine the genotypes and antimicrobial susceptibilities of isolates. A total of 211 samples were tested for C. difficile using culture methods. Thirteen toxigenic C. difficile isolates were obtained; ten from wastewater samples, one each from pig and duck faeces...
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