Andrea N Crivaro, Paula Carasi, Ileana Salto, Ayelen Hugo, P Cecilia Soldavini Pelichotti, Agustina Bengoa, Melisa Fragomeno, María A Serradell, Jessica Minnaard, Ivanna Rolny, Eduardo Alul, Leandro Arregui, Macarena E Fabra Martinez, Oscar Javier Moreno Valero, Andrea Facente, Francisco Magariños, Virginia Jewtuchowicz, Pablo F Pérez, Fernando M Trejo
Clostridioides difficile is a spore-forming anaerobe microorganism associated to nosocomial diarrhea. Its virulence is mainly associated with TcdA and TcdB toxins, encoded by their respective tcdA and tcdB genes. These genes are part of the pathogenicity locus (PaLoc). Our aim was to characterize relevant C. difficile toxinotypes circulating in the hospital setting. The tcdA and tcdB genes were amplified and digested with different restriction enzymes: EcoRI for tcdA; HincII and AccI for tcdB. In addition, the presence of the cdtB (binary toxin) gene, TcdA and TcdB toxins by dot blot and the cytotoxic effect of culture supernatants on Vero cells, were evaluated...
July 12, 2022: Revista Argentina de Microbiología