C. difficile was found in 49% of the 53 samples of edible bivalve molluscs. Sixteen isolates were grouped in 12 known different PCR ribotypes (001, 002, 003, 010, 012, 014/020, 018, 045, 070, 078, 106, and 126), whereas 10 additional isolates were grouped in 8 new PCR riboprofiles. Two toxinotypes (0 and V) were found. Fifty eight percent of the isolates were toxigenic.
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Ribotype 078 is in publications described as a main group that is present in humans as well as animals. In this paper, that represnt the first published study on a large number of strains from three different reservoirs, we have shown that type 078 can be absent is some coutries and that several other riboytpes are transmitted between humans and animals.
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This publication for the first time describes that not only presence or absence of the single gut microorganism is important, but that certain patterns composed of presence/absence of several gut microorganisms are correlated with C. difficile colonization. Also for the first time we describe that certain ribotypes (027) are associated with more disturbed gut microbiota.
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