Complete genome sequences of toxigenic Clostridioides difficile isolated from Australian feral horses

Authors

Natasza Hain-Saunders
Daniel R. Knight
Mieghan Bruce
Thomas V. Riley, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Author Identifier

Thomas V. Riley: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1351-3740

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Microbiology Resource Announcements

Volume

13

Issue

12

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

RAS ID

77125

Funders

Australian Government

Comments

Hain-Saunders, N., Knight, D. R., Bruce, M., & Riley, T. V. (2024). Complete genome sequences of toxigenic Clostridioides difficile isolated from Australian feral horses. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 13(12). https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01086-24

Abstract

Recent increases in community-associated Clostridioides difficile infections have highlighted the importance of monitoring toxigenic C. difficile from animal and environmental sources. We provide the complete circularized genomes of two toxigenic C. difficile strains isolated from feral horse faeces. Genome N64 (sequence type 964) consists of a single chromosome of 4,078,791 bp, while genome H251 (sequence type 963) comprises one chromosome (4,304,722 bp) and three plasmids (150,942 bp, 11,534 bp, and 9,074 bp).

DOI

10.1128/mra.01086-24

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