Comparative genomics of zoonotic pathogen <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> of animal origin to understand its diversity.

ABSTRACT: Clostridioides difficile, a zoonotic pathogen causing enteric diseases in different animals and humans. A comprehensive study on the presence of toxin genes and antimicrobial resistance genes based on genome data of C. difficile in animals is scanty. In the present study, a total of 15 C. difficile isolates were recovered from dogs and isolates with toxin genes (D1, CD15 and CD26) along with two other non-toxigenic strains (CD28, CD32) were used for whole genome sequencing and comparative genomics. Sequence type-based clustering was noted in the whole genome phylogeny with 4 known multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) clades namely I, II, IV, and V and a cryptic clade. ST11 and ST54 were reported for the 2^nd time worldwide in dogs. Out of 109 genomes used in th

SUBMITTER: Karthik K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11452369 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature