Predominance of PCR-ribotypes, 018 (smz) and 369 (trf) of Clostridium difficile in Japan: A potential relationship with other global circulating strains?

In conclusion, PCR-ribotypes 018 (smz) and 369 (trf) were identified as major circulating strains in both outbreak and non-outbreak settings in Japan. Given their epidemiological relevance, molecular investigations are warranted to clarify potential evolutionary links with related strains found elsewhere, such as PCR-ribotypes 018 and 017 from Europe and North America. PMID: 26238868 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - July 31, 2015 Category: Microbiology Authors: Senoh M, Kato H, Fukuda T, Niikawa A, Hori Y, Hagiya H, Ito Y, Miki H, Abe Y, Furuta K, Takeuchi H, Tajima H, Tominaga H, Satomura H, Kato H, Morita S, Tanada A, Hara T, Kawada M, Sato Y, Takahashi M, Higuchi A, Nakajima T, Wakamatsu Y, Toyokawa M, Ueda A Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research