Novel molecular type of Clostridium difficile in neonatal pigs, Western Australia

Michele M Squire; Glen Paul Carter; Kate Elizabeth Mackin; Anjana Chakravorty; Torbjorn Noren; Briony Elliott; Dena Lyras; Thomas Victor Riley

doi:10.3201/eid1905.121062

Novel molecular type of Clostridium difficile in neonatal pigs, Western Australia

Michele M Squire, Glen Paul Carter, Kate Elizabeth Mackin, Anjana Chakravorty, Torbjorn Noren, Briony Elliott, Dena Lyras, Thomas Victor Riley

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Abstract

Clostridium difficile causes neonatal enteritis in piglets; strains of PCR ribotype 078 are most commonly identified. We investigated C. difficile prevalence in piglets in Australia and isolated a novel strain with a unique pathogenicity locus. In a mouse infection model, this strain produced more weight loss than did a ribotype 078 strain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	790 - 792
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	19
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1905.121062
Publication status	Published - 2013

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