Clostridium difficile in Food and Animals: A Comprehensive Review.

[en] 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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Microbiology

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Rodriguez Diaz, Cristina ; Université de Liège > Département de sciences des denrées alimentaires (DDA) > Technologie des denrées alimentaires

Taminiau, Bernard ; Université de Liège > Département de sciences des denrées alimentaires (DDA) > Microbiologie des denrées alimentaires

Van Broeck, Johan; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > Microbiology

Delmée, Michel; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > Microbiology

Daube, Georges ; Université de Liège > Département de sciences des denrées alimentaires (DDA) > Microbiologie des denrées alimentaires

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English

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Clostridium difficile in Food and Animals: A Comprehensive Review.

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2016

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Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

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0065-2598

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2214-8019

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Springer

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