Clostridioides difficile: characterization of the circulating toxinotypes in an Argentinean public hospital

Autores
Crivaro, Andrea Natalia; Carasi, Paula; Salto, Ileana Paula; Hugo, Ayelén Amelia; Soldavini Pelichotti, Paola Cecilia; Bengoa, Ana Agustina; Fragomeno, Melisa; Serradell, María de los Ángeles; Minnaard, Jessica; Rolny, Ivanna Sabrina; Alul, Eduardo; Arregui, Leandro; Fabra Martinez, Macarena E.; Moreno Valero, Oscar Javier; Facente, Andrea; Magariños, Francisco; Jewtuchowicz, Virginia; Pérez, Pablo Fernando; Trejo, Fernando Miguel
Año de publicación
2023
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artículo
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Descripción
Clostridioides difficile is a spore-forming anaerobe microorganism associated to nosocomial diarrhea. Its virulence is mainly associated with TcdA and TcdB toxins, encoded by their respective tcdA and tcdB genes. These genes are part of the pathogenicity locus (PaLoc). Our aim was to characterize relevant C. difficile toxinotypes circulating in the hospital setting. The tcdA and tcdB genes were amplified and digested with different restriction enzymes: EcoRI for tcdA; HincII and AccI for tcdB. In addition, the presence of the cdtB (binary toxin) gene, TcdA and TcdB toxins by dot blot and the cytotoxic effect of culture supernatants on Vero cells, were evaluated. Altogether, these studies revealed three different circulating toxinotypes according to Rupnik’s classification: 0, I and VIII, being the latter the most prevalent one. Even though more studies are certainly necessary (e.g. sequencing analysis), it is worth noting that the occurrence of toxinotype I could be related to the introduction of bacteria from different geographical origins.
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos
Instituto de Estudios Inmunológicos y Fisiopatológicos
Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular
Materia
Biología
Clostridioides difficile
Toxinotyping
RFLP
Virulence
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
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spelling Clostridioides difficile: characterization of the circulating toxinotypes in an Argentinean public hospitalCrivaro, Andrea NataliaCarasi, PaulaSalto, Ileana PaulaHugo, Ayelén AmeliaSoldavini Pelichotti, Paola CeciliaBengoa, Ana AgustinaFragomeno, MelisaSerradell, María de los ÁngelesMinnaard, JessicaRolny, Ivanna SabrinaAlul, EduardoArregui, LeandroFabra Martinez, Macarena E.Moreno Valero, Oscar JavierFacente, AndreaMagariños, FranciscoJewtuchowicz, VirginiaPérez, Pablo FernandoTrejo, Fernando MiguelBiologíaClostridioides difficileToxinotypingRFLPVirulenceAntibiotic-associated diarrheaClostridioides difficile is a spore-forming anaerobe microorganism associated to nosocomial diarrhea. Its virulence is mainly associated with TcdA and TcdB toxins, encoded by their respective tcdA and tcdB genes. These genes are part of the pathogenicity locus (PaLoc). Our aim was to characterize relevant C. difficile toxinotypes circulating in the hospital setting. The tcdA and tcdB genes were amplified and digested with different restriction enzymes: EcoRI for tcdA; HincII and AccI for tcdB. In addition, the presence of the cdtB (binary toxin) gene, TcdA and TcdB toxins by dot blot and the cytotoxic effect of culture supernatants on Vero cells, were evaluated. Altogether, these studies revealed three different circulating toxinotypes according to Rupnik’s classification: 0, I and VIII, being the latter the most prevalent one. Even though more studies are certainly necessary (e.g. sequencing analysis), it is worth noting that the occurrence of toxinotype I could be related to the introduction of bacteria from different geographical origins.Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de AlimentosInstituto de Estudios Inmunológicos y FisiopatológicosInstituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdf73-82http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/159934enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0325-7541info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ram.2022.05.010info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-11-26T10:19:48Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/159934Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-11-26 10:19:48.479SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Clostridioides difficile: characterization of the circulating toxinotypes in an Argentinean public hospital
title Clostridioides difficile: characterization of the circulating toxinotypes in an Argentinean public hospital
spellingShingle Clostridioides difficile: characterization of the circulating toxinotypes in an Argentinean public hospital
Crivaro, Andrea Natalia
Biología
Clostridioides difficile
Toxinotyping
RFLP
Virulence
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
title_short Clostridioides difficile: characterization of the circulating toxinotypes in an Argentinean public hospital
title_full Clostridioides difficile: characterization of the circulating toxinotypes in an Argentinean public hospital
title_fullStr Clostridioides difficile: characterization of the circulating toxinotypes in an Argentinean public hospital
title_full_unstemmed Clostridioides difficile: characterization of the circulating toxinotypes in an Argentinean public hospital
title_sort Clostridioides difficile: characterization of the circulating toxinotypes in an Argentinean public hospital
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Crivaro, Andrea Natalia
Carasi, Paula
Salto, Ileana Paula
Hugo, Ayelén Amelia
Soldavini Pelichotti, Paola Cecilia
Bengoa, Ana Agustina
Fragomeno, Melisa
Serradell, María de los Ángeles
Minnaard, Jessica
Rolny, Ivanna Sabrina
Alul, Eduardo
Arregui, Leandro
Fabra Martinez, Macarena E.
Moreno Valero, Oscar Javier
Facente, Andrea
Magariños, Francisco
Jewtuchowicz, Virginia
Pérez, Pablo Fernando
Trejo, Fernando Miguel
author Crivaro, Andrea Natalia
author_facet Crivaro, Andrea Natalia
Carasi, Paula
Salto, Ileana Paula
Hugo, Ayelén Amelia
Soldavini Pelichotti, Paola Cecilia
Bengoa, Ana Agustina
Fragomeno, Melisa
Serradell, María de los Ángeles
Minnaard, Jessica
Rolny, Ivanna Sabrina
Alul, Eduardo
Arregui, Leandro
Fabra Martinez, Macarena E.
Moreno Valero, Oscar Javier
Facente, Andrea
Magariños, Francisco
Jewtuchowicz, Virginia
Pérez, Pablo Fernando
Trejo, Fernando Miguel
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author2 Carasi, Paula
Salto, Ileana Paula
Hugo, Ayelén Amelia
Soldavini Pelichotti, Paola Cecilia
Bengoa, Ana Agustina
Fragomeno, Melisa
Serradell, María de los Ángeles
Minnaard, Jessica
Rolny, Ivanna Sabrina
Alul, Eduardo
Arregui, Leandro
Fabra Martinez, Macarena E.
Moreno Valero, Oscar Javier
Facente, Andrea
Magariños, Francisco
Jewtuchowicz, Virginia
Pérez, Pablo Fernando
Trejo, Fernando Miguel
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Biología
Clostridioides difficile
Toxinotyping
RFLP
Virulence
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
topic Biología
Clostridioides difficile
Toxinotyping
RFLP
Virulence
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Clostridioides difficile is a spore-forming anaerobe microorganism associated to nosocomial diarrhea. Its virulence is mainly associated with TcdA and TcdB toxins, encoded by their respective tcdA and tcdB genes. These genes are part of the pathogenicity locus (PaLoc). Our aim was to characterize relevant C. difficile toxinotypes circulating in the hospital setting. The tcdA and tcdB genes were amplified and digested with different restriction enzymes: EcoRI for tcdA; HincII and AccI for tcdB. In addition, the presence of the cdtB (binary toxin) gene, TcdA and TcdB toxins by dot blot and the cytotoxic effect of culture supernatants on Vero cells, were evaluated. Altogether, these studies revealed three different circulating toxinotypes according to Rupnik’s classification: 0, I and VIII, being the latter the most prevalent one. Even though more studies are certainly necessary (e.g. sequencing analysis), it is worth noting that the occurrence of toxinotype I could be related to the introduction of bacteria from different geographical origins.
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos
Instituto de Estudios Inmunológicos y Fisiopatológicos
Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular
description Clostridioides difficile is a spore-forming anaerobe microorganism associated to nosocomial diarrhea. Its virulence is mainly associated with TcdA and TcdB toxins, encoded by their respective tcdA and tcdB genes. These genes are part of the pathogenicity locus (PaLoc). Our aim was to characterize relevant C. difficile toxinotypes circulating in the hospital setting. The tcdA and tcdB genes were amplified and digested with different restriction enzymes: EcoRI for tcdA; HincII and AccI for tcdB. In addition, the presence of the cdtB (binary toxin) gene, TcdA and TcdB toxins by dot blot and the cytotoxic effect of culture supernatants on Vero cells, were evaluated. Altogether, these studies revealed three different circulating toxinotypes according to Rupnik’s classification: 0, I and VIII, being the latter the most prevalent one. Even though more studies are certainly necessary (e.g. sequencing analysis), it is worth noting that the occurrence of toxinotype I could be related to the introduction of bacteria from different geographical origins.
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