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Table 4 Presence of R20291 specific genes in a time course of 19 PCR ribotype 027 strains designated BI-1 to -17

From: Comparative genome and phenotypic analysis of Clostridium difficile 027 strains provides insight into the evolution of a hypervirulent bacterium

SM unique

630

SM

CD196

1

2

3

4

5

6

6p

6p2

7

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1419

 

X

 

X

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

1744

 

X

                   

1751*

 

X

           

X

     

X

 

1752*

 

X

           

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

 

1753*

 

X

           

X

       

1766

 

X

       

X

  

X

  

X

   

X

X

1784

 

X

                   

1788

 

X

                   

1772

 

X

       

X

     

X

   

X

 

1775

 

X

       

X

  

X

  

X

X

X

 

X

X

1779

 

X

                   
  1. *Phage island. X = PCR positive, blank = PCR negative. 630 = C. difficile 630 sequence strain, SM = R20291 (epidemic 027), CD196 = original, non-epidemic 027, BI-1 to -5 = 'historic' ribotype 027 strains, BI-6 to -17 = 'modern' ribotype 027 strains.
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