Table 1.
General features of the C. difficile genomes
| Strain | LC693 | VL-0104 | VL-0391 | R20291 | M120 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places of isolation | China | Canada | Canada | UK | UK |
| Ribotype | – | – | – | 027 | 078 |
| Sequence type | ST201 | ST201 | ST201 | ST1 | ST11 |
| Toxin profile | A + B + CDT+ | A + B + CDT+ | A + B + CDT+ | A + B + CDT+ | A + B + CDT+ |
| Genome completion | Draft | Draft | Draft | Complete | Complete |
| Genome size (bp) | 4,073,021 | 4,068,388 | 4,160,703 | 4,191,339 | 4,047,729 |
| GC% | 28.5 | 28.7 | 28.9 | 28.6 | 28.7 |
| Predicted CDSs | 3868 | 3833 | 3832 | 3508 | 3490 |
| Predicted tRNAs | 79 | 77 | 69 | 65 | 86 |
| Predicted rRNAs | 9 | 11 | 41 | 28 | 32 |
| Plasmid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prophages | 7 (3a) | 7 (2a) | 8 (3a) | 4 (2a) | 4 (1a) |
aIndicates the number of intact prophages