Rodents are carriers of Clostridioides difficile strains similar to those isolated from piglets.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_79FCE777353A
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Rodents are carriers of Clostridioides difficile strains similar to those isolated from piglets.
Journal
Anaerobe
Author(s)
de Oliveira C.A., de Paula Gabardo M., Guedes RMC, Poncet F., Blanc D.S., Lobato FCF, Silva ROS
ISSN
1095-8274 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1075-9964
Publication state
Published
Issued date
06/2018
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
51
Pages
61-63
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Features of Clostridioides difficile transmission in swine and the role of rodents as C. difficile reservoir are not clear. To investigate if rodents can carry strains of C. difficile that are genetically similar to those isolated from swine, 97 fecal samples from neonatal piglets and 41 intestinal contents from rodents were collected in two farms. All samples were subjected to C. difficile culture and the presence of A/B toxins in piglet feces were accessed by commercial enzyme imunoassay (EIA). C. difficile isolates were typed by double- (DLST) and multi-locus sequence typing (MLST). C. difficile was isolated from 15.5% of piglets and 31.7% of rodents. Most isolates were identified as DLST type 4-4 and 17-5 (both are ST11), which were found in both rodents and piglets. Results of this study suggested that rodents may have a role on the transmission and spread of C. difficile strains to swine.
Keywords
Animals, Bacterial Toxins/analysis, Bacteriological Techniques, Carrier State/microbiology, Carrier State/veterinary, Clostridium Infections/microbiology, Clostridium Infections/veterinary, Clostridium difficile/classification, Clostridium difficile/genetics, Clostridium difficile/isolation & purification, Disease Reservoirs/microbiology, Feces/microbiology, Genotype, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Multilocus Sequence Typing, Rodentia/microbiology, Swine, Swine Diseases/microbiology, Clostridium difficile, Mice, Mus musculus, Rats, Rattus rattus
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Web of science
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20/08/2019 14:36
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