Make It Less difficile: Understanding Genetic Evolution and Global Spread of Clostridioides difficile

M Mengoli, M Barone, M Fabbrini, F D'Amico, P Brigidi… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Clostridioides difficile is an obligate anaerobic pathogen among the most common causes of
healthcare-associated infections. It poses a global threat due to the clinical outcomes of …

Update on Commonly Used Molecular Typing Methods for Clostridioides difficile

A Abad-Fau, E Sevilla, I Martín-Burriel, B Moreno… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the significant Clostridioides
difficile molecular typing techniques currently employed in research and medical …

[HTML][HTML] Clostridioides difficile infection with isolates of cryptic clade C-II: a genomic analysis of polymerase chain reaction ribotype 151

QR Ducarmon, T van der Bruggen, C Harmanus… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives We report a patient case of pseudomembranous colitis associated with a
monotoxin-producing Clostridioides difficile belonging to the very rarely diagnosed …

Pangenomic and biochemical analyses of Helcococcus ovis reveal widespread tetracycline resistance and a novel bacterial species, Helcococcus bovis

F Cunha, Y Zhai, S Casaro, KL Jones… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Helcococcus ovis (H. ovis) is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen of a wide range of animal
hosts including domestic ruminants, swine, avians, and humans. In this study, we …

Diversity of Clostridioides difficile PCR ribotypes isolated from freshwater sediments depends on the isolation method

M Rupnik, A Fuks, S Janezic - Applied and Environmental …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Clostridioides difficile is an intestinal pathogen of humans and animals. In community-
associated infections, the environment is suggested to play a significant role in overall …

Genomic surveillance of Clostridioides difficile transmission and virulence in a healthcare setting

EP Newcomer, SRS Fishbein, K Zhang, T Hink… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea,
despite the widespread implementation of contact precautions for patients with CDI. Here …

Culture-independent detection of low-abundant Clostridioides difficile in environmental DNA via PCR

MA Schüler, D Schneider, A Poehlein… - Applied and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Clostridioides difficile represents a major burden to public health. As a well-known
nosocomial pathogen whose occurrence is highly associated with antibiotic treatment, most …

Genomic features and virulence characteristics of a rare Burkholderia thailandensis strain causing human infection

J Li, Q Zhong, J Li, HM Chong… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Introduction. Burkholderia thailandensis is a clinically rare opportunistic pathogen in the
genus Burkholderia, and the genomic features and virulence characteristics of B …

A local-scale One Health genomic surveillance of Clostridioides difficile demonstrates highly related strains from humans, canines, and the environment

CHD Williamson, CC Roe, J Terriquez… - Microbial …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Although infections caused by Clostridioides difficile have historically been attributed to
hospital acquisition, growing evidence supports the role of community acquisition in C …

Cryptic diversity and phylogeographic patterns of Mediodactylus species in the Eastern Mediterranean region

P Kotsakiozi, A Antoniou, N Psonis, Κ Sagonas… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cryptic diversity poses a great obstacle in our attempts to assess the current biodiversity
crisis and may hamper conservation efforts. The gekkonid genus Mediodactylus, a well …