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Table 2 Molecular characterization of Clostridium difficile isolates

From: Preliminary studies on isolates of Clostridium difficile from dogs and exotic pets

IDa

Toxin genes

NTSb

Toxinotype

RT

ST

MIC0/MICS to MZc

D18

tcdA, tcdB

NA

0

014

D21

+

NA

123

D24d

tcdA, tcdB

NA

0

014

128/96

D57

tcdA, tcdB

NA

0

358

D66

tcdA, tcdB

NA

0

014

D83d

+

NA

010

48/32

E6

NA

New

347

  1. RT PCR-ribotype, ST sequence type, MIC0: initial minimal inhibitory concentration to metronidazole (μg/ml), MIC S : minimal inhibitory concentration to metronidazole after repeated passages (μg/ml), MZ metronidazole, NA not applicable, D dog’s strain, E exotic species strain; aisolate identification; bnon-toxigenic strains PCR; cinitial metronidazole-resistant isolates stability experiment results; dmetronidazole and multidrug-resistant isolates