Prevalence of PCR Ribotypes among <i>Clostridium difficile</i> Isolates from Pigs, Calves, and Other Species

Abstract

PCR ribotypes were obtained for 144 Clostridium difficile isolates from neonatal pigs. Porcine isolates comprised four PCR ribotypes, but one, ribotype 078, predominated (83%). This was also the most common ribotype (94%) among 33 calf isolates but was rarely identified in other species.