| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10158034 | Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | 2018 | 22 Pages |
Abstract
The majority of the strains were toxigenic (34.1% showed the toxigenic profile A+B+CDT+ and 38.9% the profile A+B+CDTâ). MLVA allowed to identify 4 clonal complexes of genetically related isolates: complex n. 1 grouped together human, environmental and food strains, whereas complex n. 3 included human and environmental isolates. The use of MLVA gave further evidence to the possible role of environment, animals and food as routes of transmission of C. difficile infections to human.
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Authors
Vincenza Romano, Vincenzo Pasquale, Ludovic Lemee, Imane El Meouche, Martine Pestel-Caron, Federico Capuano, Pasqualina Buono, Stefano Dumontet,