What's a SNP between friends: The lineage of Clostridioides difficile R20291 can effect research outcomes

Anaerobe. 2021 Jul 31:102422. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102422. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTClostridioides difficile R20291 is the most studied PCR-Ribotype 027 isolate. The two predominant lineages of this hypervirulent strain, however, exhibit substantive phenotypic differences and possess genomes that differ by a small number of nucleotide changes. It is important that the source of R20291 is taken into account in research outcomes.PMID:34343672 | DOI:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102422
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