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Clostridium difficile Genotypes in Piglet Populations in Germany

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Analysis of a Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 078 100 kilobase island reveals the presence of a novel transposon, Tn6164

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Clostridium difficile infection in the community: a zoonotic disease?

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Comparative analysis of an expanded Clostridium difficile reference strain collection reveals genetic diversity and evolution through six lineages

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Identification of acquired antimicrobial resistance genes

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Microevolutionary analysis of Clostridium difficile genomes to investigate transmission

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The Epidemiology of Community-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection: A Population-Based Study

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Rapid Pneumococcal Evolution in Response to Clinical Interventions

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Clostridium difficile infection in Europe: a hospital-based survey

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Evaluation of Clostridium difficile in dogs and the household environment

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Multilocus Sequence Typing ofClostridium difficile

(2009) David Griffiths et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

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Toxin B is essential for virulence of Clostridium difficile

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Clostridium difficile infection: new developments in epidemiology and pathogenesis

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Clostridium difficile Toxin CDT Induces Formation of Microtubule-Based Protrusions and Increases Adherence of Bacteria

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Clinical Recognition and Diagnosis ofClostridium difficileInfection

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Clostridium difficilePCR ribotype 078 toxinotype V found in diarrhoeal pigs identical to isolates from affected humans

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A case-control study of community-associated Clostridium difficile infection

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