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Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health

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    Chapter 2 Russian Kefir Grains Microbial Composition and Its Changes during Production Process
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    Chapter 3 Biodiversity of Intestinal Lactic Acid Bacteria in the Healthy Population
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    Chapter 27 Clostridium difficile in Food and Animals: A Comprehensive Review
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Chapter title
Clostridium difficile in Food and Animals: A Comprehensive Review
Chapter number 27
Book title
Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health
Published in
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, June 2016
DOI 10.1007/5584_2016_27
Pubmed ID
27350639
Book ISBNs
978-3-31-943206-9, 978-3-31-943207-6
Authors

Rodriguez, C, Taminiau, B, Van Broeck, J, Delmée, M, Daube, G, C. Rodriguez, B. Taminiau, J. Van Broeck, M. Delmée, G. Daube

Abstract

Zoonoses are infections or diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans through direct contact, close proximity or the environment. Clostridium difficile is ubiquitous in the environment, and the bacterium is able to colonise the intestinal tract of both animals and humans. Since domestic and food animals frequently test positive for toxigenic C. difficile, even without showing any signs of disease, it seems plausible that C. difficile could be zoonotic. Therefore, animals could play an essential role as carriers of the bacterium. In addition, the presence of the spores in different meats, fish, fruits and vegetables suggests a risk of foodborne transmission. This review summarises the current available data on C. difficile in animals and foods, from when the bacterium was first described up to the present.

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Unknown 85 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 15 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 11%
Student > Bachelor 9 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 6%
Researcher 5 6%
Other 18 21%
Unknown 24 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 14 16%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 15%
Immunology and Microbiology 11 13%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 9 11%
Chemistry 3 4%
Other 10 12%
Unknown 25 29%
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