Table 3.
Sequence types, MLST-based clade category, toxigenicity (tcdA or tcdB-positivity), and agr status of isolated C. difficile
Sequence types |
Clade |
No. of samples |
agr1 |
agr2R |
agr2M |
toxigenicity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ST17 |
1 |
12 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST109 |
4 |
11 |
+ |
− |
+ |
− |
ST81 |
4 |
10 |
+ |
− |
+ |
+ |
ST2 |
1 |
9 |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |
ST15 |
1 |
9 |
+ |
+ |
− |
− |
ST54 |
1 |
9 |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |
ST8 |
1 |
8 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST3 |
1 |
5 |
+ |
+ (n=4) − (n=1) |
− |
+ (n=4) − (n=1) |
ST37 |
4 |
4 |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |
ST100 |
1 |
4 |
+ |
+ |
− |
− |
ST26 |
1 |
3 |
+ |
− |
− |
− |
ST35 |
1 |
3 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST53 |
1 |
3 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST11 |
5 |
2 |
+ |
+ (n=1) − (n=1) |
− |
+ |
ST14 |
1 |
2 |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |
ST48 |
1 |
2 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ (n=1) − (n=1) |
ST55 |
1 |
2 |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |
ST401 |
4 |
2 |
+ |
− |
− |
− |
ST407 |
C-Ⅰ |
2 |
+ |
− |
− |
− |
ST5 |
3 |
1 |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |
ST28 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
− |
− |
− |
ST41 |
2 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST42 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST49 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |
ST58 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |
ST63 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST66 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST123 |
2 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST129 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST153 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST159 |
4 |
1 |
+ |
− |
+ |
− |
ST183 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |
ST198 |
4 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST201 |
3 |
1 |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |
ST205 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
− |
ST223 |
2 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST243 |
4 |
1 |
+ |
− |
− |
− |
ST247 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST278 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |
ST297 |
C-Ⅰ |
1 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
ST301 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST303 |
C-Ⅰ |
1 |
+ |
− |
− |
− |
ST304 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |
ST400 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST402 |
C-Ⅲ |
1 |
− |
− |
− |
− |
ST403 |
4 |
1 |
+ |
− |
− |
− |
ST404 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
+ |
ST405 |
4 |
1 |
+ |
− |
− |
− |
ST406 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
+ |
− |
− |
ST408 |
1 |
1 |
+ |
− |
− |
+ |