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. 2012 Jun 29;8:94. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-8-94

Table 2.

Ribotypes and toxin gene profiles of Clostridium difficile isolated from gastrointestinal compartments of healthy horses

Horse Farm Compartment Toxin A Toxin B CDT Ribotype1
1
 A
 Rectum
 +
 +
 +
 078
4
 C
 Right Dorsal Colon
 +
 +
 -
 001
 
  
 Rectum
 +
 +
 +
 078
5
 D
 Right Dorsal Colon
 +
 +
 -
 001
 
  
 Rectum
 +
 +
 +
 078
7
 C
 Duodenum
 +
 +
 +
 078
Right Dorsal Colon
 +
 +
 -
 001
 
  
 Rectum
 +
 +
 +
 078
10
 C
 Small colon
 +
 +
 -
 001
11
 F
 Jejunum
 +
 +
 -
 AS2
Ileum
 +
 +
 -
 AS1
 
  
 Right Dorsal Colon
 +
 +
 -
 AS1
12
 G
 Rectum
 +
 +
 -
 AS1
15 J Small colon + + - AS3

1 PHLS Anaerobic Reference Unit (Cardiff, UK) when appropriate, otherwise, internal nomenclature was used.