title: Prevalence of PCR ribotypes among Clostridium difficile isolates from pigs, calves, and other species.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Keel
authors.forename: Jon S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Brazier
authors.forename: Karen W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Post
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weese
authors.forename: J Glenn
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Songer
mesh_terms: 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*