Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8384897 | International Journal of Medical Microbiology | 2018 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
Isolates of ribotype 126 that are binary toxin positive differed from other ribotypes in various phenotypic aspects including motility, sporulation behavior and cell morphology. Ribotype 126 is genetically related to ribotype 078 that has been associated with increased virulence. Isolates of the ribotype 126 exhibited elongated cells and a chaining phenotype, which was confirmed by membrane staining and scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, this strain exhibits a sinking behavior in liquid medium in stationary growth phase. Taken together, our observation has proven multiple CDI recurrences that were based on a mixture of relapses and reinfections.
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Authors
F.E. Sachsenheimer, I. Yang, O. Zimmermann, C. Wrede, L.v. Müller, K. Gunka, U. GroÃ, S. Suerbaum,