Clostridioides difficile in Honduras: a genomic and phenotypic characterization of the persistent RT027 and emergent RT002 genotypes

C. difficile genotype diversity across Latin America Argentina Literature sources per country 2009 RT001; RT012; RT014; RT017; RT031; RT039 2018 RT027 ; ST226; ST15; ST42; ST376 and ST377 Brazil 2007 RT015; RT132; RT134; RT133; RT001; RT015; RT031; RT043; RT046; RT131; RT134; RT135; RT136; RT142 and RT143 2009 RT106; RT135 2009 RT014; RT016 2010 RT035; RT038; RT135 2011 RT010; RT133; RT020; RT233 2017 RT014; RT020 2018 RT027 2019 RT001/072; RT043; RT046; RT050; RT106; RT111; RT126; RT131; RT216; RT250; RT424; RT602; RT882; RT883; RT884; RT885 Chile 2012 RT027 2015 RT593; RT023; RT126; RT005; RT449; RT027; RT012; RT017; RT475/1; RT017/1; RT066/04 and 15 different ribotype patterns 2016 RT001; RT012; RT014/020; RT023; RT027 ; RT046 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02759.x; 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.10.007; Additional: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.04.106 > RT106 is one of the most prevalent genotypes in Argentina 10.1007/s10482-006-9134-2; 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.01.010; 10.1007/s10482-010-9483-8; 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2008.12.007; 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.06.010; 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.10.001; 10.1007/s10482-010-9483-8; 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.07.017; 10.1007/s10482-010-9483-8; 10.1017/ice.2017.280; Additional: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273013 > RT014 and RT106 most frequent genotypes in Brazil 10.1017/S0950268815002459; 10.3201/eid1808.120211; 10.1017/S0950268815000023 Colombia 2017 RT027 2017 ST1 2017 RT001/072; RT002; RT009; RT010; RT014; RT027; RT031; RT039; RT078; RT097; RT103; RT106; RT591 and 25 different RT (Including RT027 ) 2019 RT027 2019 RT023; RT078; RT014; RT027 ; RT001; RT012; RT017; RT015; RT002 and 43 ST Costa Rica 2010 RT027 (NAP1) 2015 RT012 2016 RT019 and 16 NAP types 2016 NAPCR1 2018 RT001; RT002; RT014; RT017; RT020; RT056 Honduras 2018 RT027 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.06.001 Jamaica 2013 RT087 10.1186/1471-2334-13-299 Mexico 2016 RT027 and non-RT027 2017 RT027 2017 RT027 2018 RT001; RT027 ; RT353; RT255; RT220; RT208; RT176; RT106; RT076; RT020; RT019; RT017; RT014; RT012; RT003; and RT002 2019 RT027 2020 RT027 10.7705/biomedica.v34i2.3244; 10.1186/s13099-017-0212-y; 10.1371/journal.pone.0184689; 10.7705/biomedica.v39i2.3950; 10.1038/s41598-019-47688-2 10.1128/jcm.02196-09; 10.1128/JCM.03058-14; 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2012.10.002; 10.1038/emi.2016.38; 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.03.027 10.24245/mim.v34i1.1921; 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.09.008; 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.09.022; 10.1016/j.bjid.2017.05.007; 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2017.08.002; 10.1089/mdr.2017.0323 Panamá 2014 RT027 10.1099/jmm.0.066399-0 Text in BOLD highlight previously reported RT027 (Black) and RT002 (Blue) genoytpes in Latin America.