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Clostridioides difficile

Clostridioides difficile

Catalogue No.

NCTC 15114

Current Name

Clostridioides difficile

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

L. 15, 7365627

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Fastidious Anaerobe Agar, AnO₂, 37 ℃, 48 hours

Biological and Genomic Info

Serogroup/Serotype

Ribotype 016

Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanism

Resistant to Metronidazole, Clindamycin, and Moxifloxacin.

Whole Genome Sequence

NCBI Sequence Read Archive Accession: SRX9537258

Toxin Status

Toxinotype IIIb, Binary toxin positive. Toxin positive on cell culture neutralisation assay

Gram Stain Result

Gram positive rods

Strain Data

Control strain for metronidazole antimicrobial susceptibility testing (haem-dependent metronidazole resistance)

Additional Info

Accession Date

16/08/2024

Depositor

J. Freeman (University of Leeds)

Isolated From

Faecal sample

History

Accessioned into NCTC < J. Freeman (University of Leeds)

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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