Genetically related Clostridium difficile from water sources and human CDI cases revealed by whole‐genome sequencing

doi:10.1111/1462-2920.15821

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Genetically related Clostridium difficile from water sources and human CDI cases revealed by whole‐genome sequencing

24 Oct 2021

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Clostridium difficile isolates from the environment are closely related to those from humans, indicating a possible environmental transmission route for C. difficile infection (CDI). In this study, C. difficile was isolated from 47.3% (53/112) of lake/pond, 23.0% (14/61) of river, 20.0% (3/15) of estuary and 0.0% (0/89) of seawater samples. The most common toxigenic strain isolated was C. difficile PCR ribotype...

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