Prevalence of PCR ribotypes among Clostridium difficile isolates from pigs, calves, and other species.
PCR ribotypes were obtained for 144 Clostridium difficile isolates from neonatal pigs. Porcine isolates comprised four PCR ribotypes, but one, ribotype 078, predominated (83%). This was also the most common ribotype (94%) among 33 calf isolates but was rarely identified in other species.
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Kevin
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Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
Brazier
Jon S
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Post
Karen W
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Weese
Scott
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Songer
J Glenn
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D021521:Ribotyping; D013045:Species Specificity; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*