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Characterization of the virulence of a non-RT027, non-RT078 and binary toxin-positive Clostridium difficile strain associated with severe diarrhea

Chunhui LiDepartment of Infection Control Center of Xiangya HospitalCentral South University410008ChangshaChina;Department of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of MedicineUniversity of South Florida 12901 Bruce B. Down Blvd 33612TampaFLUSA
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Céline HarmanusDepartment of Medical MicrobiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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Duolong ZhuDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of MedicineUniversity of South Florida 12901 Bruce B. Down Blvd 33612TampaFLUSA
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Xiujuan MengDepartment of Infection Control Center of Xiangya HospitalCentral South University410008ChangshaChina
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Shaohui WangDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of MedicineUniversity of South Florida 12901 Bruce B. Down Blvd 33612TampaFLUSA
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Juping DuanDepartment of Infection Control Center of Xiangya HospitalCentral South University410008ChangshaChina
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Sidi LiuDepartment of Infection Control Center of Xiangya HospitalCentral South University410008ChangshaChina
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Chenchao FuDepartment of Infection Control Center of Xiangya HospitalCentral South University410008ChangshaChina
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Pengcheng ZhouDepartment of Infection Control Center of Xiangya HospitalCentral South University410008ChangshaChina
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Ruisi LiuDepartment of Infection Control Center of Xiangya HospitalCentral South University410008ChangshaChina
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Anhua WuDepartment of Infection Control Center of Xiangya HospitalCentral South University410008ChangshaChina
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Ed J. KuijperDepartment of Medical MicrobiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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Wiep Klaas SmitsDepartment of Medical MicrobiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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Lei FuDepartment of Infectious Disease of Xiangya HospitalCentral South University410008ChangshaChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xingmin SunDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of MedicineUniversity of South Florida 12901 Bruce B. Down Blvd 33612TampaFLUSACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-11 | Received 04 Jun 2018, Accepted 11 Nov 2018, Published online: 12 Dec 2018

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