Mobilome of Environmental Isolates of Clostridioides difficile

The results of the current study suggest that the identified plasmids are abundant and may encode functions that are relevant to <i>C. difficile</i> physiology. The genomes of <i>C. difficile</i> strains examined contain closely related CTns, suggesting that horizontal transfer of AMR is important in this species or other bacterial species. Further research is required to ascertain the effect of these genetic elements and their transferability on the biology of <i>C. difficile</i>.