Macro and micro diversity of Clostridium difficile isolates from diverse sources and geographical locations.
Clostridium difficile has emerged rapidly as the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrheal disease, with the temporal and geographical appearance of dominant PCR ribotypes such as 017, 027 and 078. Despite this continued threat, we have a poor understanding of how or why particular variants e...
Main Authors: | Richard A Stabler, Lisa F Dawson, Esmeralda Valiente, Michelle D Cairns, Melissa J Martin, Elizabeth H Donahue, Thomas V Riley, J Glenn Songer, Ed J Kuijper, Kate E Dingle, Brendan W Wren |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3292544?pdf=render |
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