Article
Microbiological features, epidemiology, and clinical presentation of Clostridioidesdifficile strains from MLST Clade 2: A narrative review.
Anaerobe - 1 Jun 2021
Badilla-Lobo Adriana, Rodríguez César
Abstract excerpt
Clostridioides difficile is an emerging One Health pathogen and a common etiologic agent of diarrhea, both in healthcare settings and the community. This bacterial species is highly diverse, and its global population has been classified in eight clades by multilocus sequence typing (MLST). The C. difficile MLST Clade 2 includes the NAP1/RT027/ST01 strain, which is highly recognized due to its epidemicity and...
Topics
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Clostridium
- Clostridium Infections
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Phylogeny
- Virulence
