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Table 1 Most prevalent PCR ribotypes in humans, animals and the environment isolated between 2008 and 2010

From: Clostridium difficile genotypes other than ribotype 078 that are prevalent among human, animal and environmental isolates

PCR ribotype/toxinotype

Humans

(n = 601)

Animals

(n = 104)

Environment

(n = 81)

014/020/0 or I

121 (20.1%)

25 (24.0%)

16 (19.8%)

002/0

49 (8.2%)

24 (23.1%)

5 (6.2%)

001/072/0, tox- or XXIV (CDT+)§

42 (7.0%)

8 (7.7%)

2 (2.5%)

012/0

30 (5.0%)

/*

1 (1.2%)

023/IV (CDT+)

30 (5.0%)

/*

3 (3.7%)

018/0

27 (4.5%)

/

2 (2.5%)

029/0

24 (4.0%)

1 (1.0%)

3 (3.7%)

150/0

15 (2.5%)

9 (8.7%)

/

SLO 080/tox-

1 (0.2%)

7 (6.7%)

1 (1.2%)

045/V (CDT+)

1 (0.2%)

5 (4.8%)

/

010/tox-

14 (2.3%)

/*

9 (11.1%)

SLO 057/tox-

1 (0.2%)

/

4 (4.9%)

SLO 064/tox-

2 (0.3%)

/

4 (4.9%)

078/V

6 (1.0%)

/

/

126/V

6 (1.0%)

/

1 (1.2%)

  1. PCR ribotypes marked with* have been found in animals only not between years 2008-10. §Results for PCR ribotypes 001 and 072 are combined in this table since they have a very similar banding pattern which is sometime difficult to distinguish using classical agarose gel-based electrophoresis. Ribotypes 078 and 126 are not among the most prevalent ribotypes and are added only for comparison. (CDT +) - binary toxin positive