Understanding Clostridium difficile colonization

MJT Crobach, JJ Vernon, VG Loo… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Clostridium difficile is the main causative agent of antibiotic-associated and health care-
associated infective diarrhea. Recently, there has been growing interest in alternative …

Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile in animals

JS Weese - Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that is an
important cause of disease in people, a variably important cause of disease in some animal …

Genome Analysis of Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotype 014 Lineage in Australian Pigs and Humans Reveals a Diverse Genetic Repertoire and Signatures of Long …

DR Knight, MM Squire, DA Collins… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype (RT) 014 is well-established in both human and porcine
populations in Australia, raising the possibility that C. difficile infection (CDI) may have a …

Diversity, Virulence, and Antimicrobial Resistance in Isolates From the Newly Emerging Klebsiella pneumoniae ST101 Lineage

CC Roe, AJ Vazquez, EP Esposito, R Zarrilli… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The global dissemination of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella pneumoniae
carbapenemase (KPC) has been largely attributed to a few high-risk sequence types …

Diverse lineages of pathogenic Leptospira species are widespread in the environment in Puerto Rico, USA

NE Stone, CM Hall, M Ortiz, SM Hutton… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Leptospirosis, caused by Leptospira bacteria, is a common zoonosis
worldwide, especially in the tropics. Reservoir species and risk factors have been identified …

Contaminant DNA in bacterial sequencing experiments is a major source of false genetic variability

GA Goig, S Blanco, AL Garcia-Basteiro, I Comas - BMC biology, 2020 - Springer
Background Contaminant DNA is a well-known confounding factor in molecular biology and
in genomic repositories. Strikingly, analysis workflows for whole-genome sequencing (WGS) …

Fecal shedding of Salmonella spp., Clostridium perfringens, and Clostridioides difficile in dogs fed raw meat-based diets in Brazil and their owners' motivation

FM Viegas, CP Ramos, RGC Xavier, EO Lopes… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The present study aimed to explore the motivations of Brazilian dog owners and their
knowledge about the risks related to raw meat-based diets (RMBD) as well as to evaluate …

[HTML][HTML] New insights into transmission of Clostridium difficile infection—narrative review

A Durovic, AF Widmer, S Tschudin-Sutter - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Traditionally, Clostridium difficile has been considered a typical
healthcare-associated pathogen—that is, one transmitted within healthcare facilities and …

Identification of novel, cryptic Clostridioides species isolates from environmental samples collected from diverse geographical locations

CHD Williamson, NE Stone, AE Nunnally… - Microbial …, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
Clostridioides difficile is a pathogen often associated with hospital-acquired infection or
antimicrobial-induced disease; however, increasing evidence indicates infections can result …

Update on Commonly Used Molecular Ty** Methods for Clostridioides difficile

A Abad-Fau, E Sevilla, I Martín-Burriel, B Moreno… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the significant Clostridioides
difficile molecular ty** techniques currently employed in research and medical …