Array comparative hybridisation reveals a high degree of similarity between UK and European clinical isolates of hypervirulent <it>Clostridium difficile</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Clostridium difficile </it>is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium that is responsible for <it>C. difficile </it>associated disease in humans and is currently the most common cause of nosoco...

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Main Authors: Kuijper Ed J, Sebaihia Mohammed, Wright Victoria J, Davis Ian J, Marsden Gemma L, Minton Nigel P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/389