Absence of toxin gene transfer from Clostridioides difficile strain 630Δerm to nontoxigenic C. difficile strain NTCD-M3r in filter mating experiments

• Susan P. Sambol,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, United States of America, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America

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• Stuart Johnson,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, United States of America, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America

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• Adam Cheknis,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, United States of America

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• Dale N. Gerding

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: dale.gerding2@va.gov

  Affiliation Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4409-1605

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