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Genetic diversity, biofilm formation, and Vancomycin resistance of clinical Clostridium innocuum isolates.
BMC microbiology - 18 Sept 2024
Chiang-Ni Chuan, Huang Jing-Yi, Hsu Chih-Yun, Lo Yi-Chi, Chen Yi-Ywan M, Lai Chih-Ho, Chiu Cheng-Hsun
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BACKGROUND: Clostridium innocuum, previously considered a commensal microbe, is a spore-forming anaerobic bacterium. C. innocuum displays inherent resistance to vancomycin and is associated with extra-intestinal infections, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, and inflammatory bowel disease. This study seeks to establish a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme to explore the correlation between C. innocuum...
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