Prevalence and characterization of Clostridioides difficile isolates from retail food products (vegetables and meats) in Japan

• Published in: Anaerobe Vol. 61; p. 102132
• Main Authors: Usui, Masaru, Maruko, Aika, Harada, Michiko, Kawabata, Fumi, Sudo, Tsubasa, Noto, Sayo, Sato, Toyotaka, Shinagawa, Masaaki, Takahashi, Satoshi, Tamura, Yutaka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2020
• Subjects: bacteria; beef; chicken meat; chickens; Clostridioides difficile; Clostridium difficile; Japan; liver; Meat; polymerase chain reaction; pork; raw vegetables; Retail food; Ribotype 014; ribotypes; supermarkets; swine; Toxinotype XIb; Vegetables; Japan; Retail food; Clostridioides difficile; Toxinotype XIb; Vegetables; Ribotype 014; Meat

The present study aimed to elucidate the prevalence of Clostridioides difficile in Japanese retail food products. For this purpose, retail food samples (242 fresh vegetables and 266 retail meat samples: 89 chicken meat; 28 chicken liver; 200 pork meat; 24 pig liver; 127 beef meat) were collected fro...