The emergence of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, such as Clostridioides difficile, is an increasingly serious threat to global health. As such, understanding the genomics of these pathogens is crucial to understanding how they evolve and how to prevent their spread. In a new study, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have used a combination of genomic and epidemiological data to gain a better understanding of C. difficile. By examining the genomic data of C. difficile samples from patients in the United States, the researchers were able to identify the mutations that allowed for the emergence and spread of this potentially deadly pathogen. The findings of this study may help to inform the development of new strategies to prevent the spread of C. difficile.

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