Phylogenomics of 8,839 Clostridioides difficile genomes reveals recombination-driven evolution and diversification of toxin A and B
M. J. Mansfield, B. J.-M. Tremblay, J. Zeng, X. Wei, H. Hodgins, J. Worley, L. Bry, M. Dong, A. C. Doxey
This study analyzes 8,839 C. difficile genomes to reveal recombination-driven evolution of toxins A and B, develops a subtyping method, and creates a database for therapeutic and research use.
bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2020Microbiology