A quantitative PCR method was developed for the detection of Clostridioides difficile Chaperonin-60 gene. The method had a specificity for C. difficile strains of clinical and epidemiological importance and allowed for quantification of C. difficile cells and spores.
Keywords: Clostridioides difficile; Pathogen detection; Spores; qPCR.
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