Prevalence and molecular characterization of Clostridium difficile isolates from a pig slaughterhouse, pork, and humans in Taiwan

Wu, YC; Chen, CM; Kuo, CJ; Lee, JJ; Chen, PC; Chang, YC; Chen, TH

Chen, TH (reprint author), Natl Chung Hsing Univ, Coll Vet Med, Grad Inst Vet Pathobiol, 250 Guoguang Rd, Taichung 402, Taiwan.; Chang, YC (reprint author), China Med Univ, Dept Med Lab Sci & Biotechnol, 91 Hsuehshih Rd, Taichung 402, Taiwan.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY, 2017; 242 ( ): 37

Abstract

Clostridium difficile causes antibiotic-associated diarrhea in both humans and animals. The ribotype 078, predominant in food animals, is associated w......

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