Tracing the Spread of Clostridium difficile Ribotype 027 in Germany Based on Bacterial Genome Sequences

• Matthias Steglich,

  Affiliation Robert Koch Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Nosocomial Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistances, Wernigerode, Germany

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• Andreas Nitsche,

  Affiliation Robert Koch Institute, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, ZBS 1 Highly Pathogenic Viruses, Berlin, Germany

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• Lutz von Müller,

  Current Address: Christophorus-Kliniken, Institut für Labormedizin, Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Coesfeld, Germany

  Affiliation University of Saarland Medical Centre, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, National Consultant Laboratory for Clostridium difficile, Homburg, Germany

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• Mathias Herrmann,

  Affiliation University of Saarland Medical Centre, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, National Consultant Laboratory for Clostridium difficile, Homburg, Germany

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• Thomas A. Kohl,

  Affiliation Research Center Borstel, Molecular Mycobacteriology, Borstel, Germany

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• Stefan Niemann,

  Affiliations Research Center Borstel, Molecular Mycobacteriology, Borstel, Germany, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Borstel, Borstel, Germany

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• Ulrich Nübel

  * E-mail: ulrich.nuebel@dsmz.de

  Affiliations Leibniz Institute DSMZ, Department of Microbial Genome Research, Braunschweig, Germany, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

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