Comparative genome and phenotypic analysis of three Clostridioides difficile strains isolated from a single patient provide insight into multiple infection of C. difficile

Abstract Background Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) have emerged over the past decade causing symptoms that range from mild, antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) to life-threatening toxic megacolon. In this study, we describe a multiple and isochronal (mixed) CDI caused by the isolates DSM...

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Main Authors: Uwe Groß, Elzbieta Brzuszkiewicz, Katrin Gunka, Jessica Starke, Thomas Riedel, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Daniela Wetzel, Anja Poehlein, Cynthia Chibani, Wolfgang Bohne, Jörg Overmann, Ortrud Zimmermann, Rolf Daniel, Heiko Liesegang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-4368-0