TABLE 1.
Six highly similar C. difficile RT078 clusters identified as identical through core genome analysisa
| Cluster no. | ENA ID no. | Yr | Continent | Country | Host | ANI (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERR171209 | 2004 | North America | Canada | Animal | |
| ERR171230 | 2010 | Europe | United Kingdom | Human | 99.93 | |
| ERR256911 | 2011 | Europe | United Kingdom | Human | 99.91 | |
| ERR171303 | 2008 | Europe | United Kingdom | Human | 99.90 | |
| ERR256986 | 2012 | Europe | United Kingdom | Human | 99.84 | |
| ERR256910 | 2011 | Europe | United Kingdom | Human | 99.83 | |
| ERR1910469 | 1997 | Europe | United Kingdom | Human | 99.82 | |
| ERR1910468 | 1997 | Europe | United Kingdom | Human | 99.80 | |
| ERR256981 | 2008 | Europe | United Kingdom | Human | 99.75 | |
| 2 | ERR257071 | 2011 | Europe | Netherlands | Animal | |
| ERR257072 | 2011 | Europe | Netherlands | Human | 99.94 | |
| 3 | ERR257053 | 2011 | Europe | Netherlands | Animal | |
| ERR257057 | 2011 | Europe | Netherlands | Human | 99.77 | |
| 4 | ERR257067 | 2011 | Europe | Netherlands | Animal | |
| ERR171352 | 2011 | Europe | Netherlands | Human | 99.97 | |
| ERR257052 | 2011 | Europe | Netherlands | Human | 99.91 | |
| 5 | ERR257046 | 2011 | Europe | Netherlands | Animal | |
| ERR257061 | 2011 | Europe | Netherlands | Human | 99.82 | |
| 6 | ERR257065 | 2011 | Europe | Netherlands | Animal | |
| ERR257044 | 2011 | Europe | Netherlands | Human | 99.80 | |
| ERR257050 | 2011 | Europe | Netherlands | Human | 99.73 |
a
All clusters contain isolates from both humans and animals. Average nucleotide identity (ANI) for human isolate compared to the animal isolate in the same cluster is also shown. ID, identification.