Table 3. The frequency and toxin gene profile of C. difficile ribotypes in lawns in Perth, Western Australia.
| Ribotype | Toxin gene profile | Number (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tcdA | tcdB | cdtA/B | ||
| 014/020 | + | + | − | 71 (39.0) |
| 010 | − | − | − | 37 (20.3) |
| QX 077 | − | − | − | 13 (7.1) |
| QX 189 | − | − | − | 7 (3.9) |
| 039 | − | − | − | 5 (2.7) |
| QX 601 | − | − | − | 4 (2.2) |
| 393 | − | − | − | 4 (2.2) |
| QX 142 | − | − | − | 4 (2.2) |
| 002 | + | + | − | 4 (2.2) |
| Others* | Various | Various | − | 33 (18.1) |
*Others: QX 518, QX 611, QX 608, QX 610, RT 056, RT 054, QX 607, QX 606, QX 605, QX 603, QX 602, QX 550, QX 449, QX 409, QX 393, QX 210, RT 125, QX 121, RT 106, QX 072, QX 067, QX 054, RT 018, RT 012, RT 009 and RT 043.