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This work was supported by the Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (project no. KJB500200901)

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  1. Institute of Microbiology, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 14220, Prague, Czech Republic

    Jana Goldová, Pavel Branny & Alena Jirásková

  2. 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Na Bojišti 3, 12808, Prague, Czech Republic

    Anna Malinová, Libor Vítek & Alena Jirásková

  3. The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Wien, Austria

    Alexander Indra

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Goldová, J., Malinová, A., Indra, A. et al. Clostridium difficile in piglets in the Czech Republic. Folia Microbiol 57, 159–161 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-012-0102-0

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