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Table 2 Clostridium difficile isolated from healthy slaughter age pigs in Canada.

From: Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusshedding by slaughter-age pigs

Ribotype

n (%)

TT

PFGE

Toxin genes

tcdC

Farms

Provinces

078

20 (67%)

V

NAP7

tcdA, tcdB, cdtB

39 bp deletion, C184T mutation

12

A, B, C, E

S6

3 (10%)

V

NAP7-like

tcdA, tcdB, cdtB

39 bp deletion, C184T mutation

2

E

MOH-S

2 (6.7%)

0

Non-epidemic clone

tcdA, tcdB

Wild-type

1

A

R

1 (3.3%)

0

Non-epidemic clone

tcdA, tcdB

Wild-type

1

C

S7

1 (3.3%)

V

NAP7

tcdA, tcdB, cdtB

39 bp deletion, C184T mutation

1

E

OVCAA

1 (3.3%)

0

Non-epidemic clone

tcdA, tcdB

18 bp deletion

1

A

OVCJ

2 (6.7%)

NA

NT

None

NA

2

B

  1. TT: Toxinotype
  2. NA: not applicable
  3. NT: Not tested