Macro and Micro Diversity of Clostridium difficile Isolates from Diverse Sources and Geographical Locations

Richard A. Stabler; Lisa F. Dawson; Esmeralda Valiente; Michelle D. Cairns; Melissa J. Martin; Elizabeth H. Donahue; Thomas V. Riley; J. Glenn Songer; Ed J. Kuijper; Kate E. Dingle; Brendan W. Wren

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031559

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Macro and Micro Diversity of Clostridium difficile Isolates from Diverse Sources and Geographical Locations

Richard A. Stabler,

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Lisa F. Dawson,

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Esmeralda Valiente,

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Michelle D. Cairns,

Affiliations Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Public Health Laboratory London, Health Protection Agency, Division of Infection, The Royal London Hospital, London, United Kingdom, UCL Centre for Clinical Microbiology, University College London, Royal Free Campus, London, United Kingdom
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Melissa J. Martin,

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth H. Donahue,

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Thomas V. Riley,

Affiliation Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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J. Glenn Songer,

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Ed J. Kuijper,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef, Leiden, Netherlands
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Kate E. Dingle,

Affiliation Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Oxford University, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Brendan W. Wren

* E-mail: Brendan.Wren@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Macro and Micro Diversity of Clostridium difficile Isolates from Diverse Sources and Geographical Locations

Richard A. Stabler,
Lisa F. Dawson,
Esmeralda Valiente,
Michelle D. Cairns,
Melissa J. Martin,
Elizabeth H. Donahue,
Thomas V. Riley,
J. Glenn Songer,
Ed J. Kuijper,
Kate E. Dingle

Published: March 2, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031559

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