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Clonal spread of a Clostridium difficile strain with a complete set of toxin A, toxin B, and binary toxin genes among Polish patients with Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea.

Hanna Pituch1, Deborah Kreft, Piotr Obuch-Woszczatynski, Dorota Wultańska, Felicja Meisel-Mikołajczyk, Mirosław Łuczak, Alex van Belkum.   

Abstract

Clinically relevant Clostridium difficile strains usually produce toxins A and B. Some C. difficile strains can produce an additional binary toxin. We report clonality among five strains carrying all toxin genes from Polish patients with C. difficile-associated diarrhea. In another strain, possible recombination between binary toxin genes is documented.

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Year:  2005        PMID: 15635019      PMCID: PMC540144          DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.1.472-475.2005

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Clin Microbiol        ISSN: 0095-1137            Impact factor:   5.948


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Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2002-09       Impact factor: 5.948

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Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2004-03       Impact factor: 5.948

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Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2007-02-21       Impact factor: 5.948

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