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 |
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Pages (from-to) | 790 - 792 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |