C.difficile-infected gerbil gut microbiota 16S sequencing
Genomic DNAs of the intestinal contents were extracted using the PowerSoil DNA Isolation Kit (MO BIO, Cat. No. 12888). Sequencing libraries were generated using the TruSeq DNA PCR-Free Sample Preparation Kit (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) and sequenced using the NextSeq 2000 platform (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA)