Garey, Kevin W.Al Ameri, MayMcPherson, JacobLancaster, ChrisAlam, Jahangair2018-02-272018-02-272017-10-12http://hdl.handle.net/10657/2502Clostridium deficile (CD) is anaerobic bacteria that consider as a normal intestinal micro flora. It is the primary cause of nosocomial diarrhea in industrialized countries. We herein hypothesized that fecal contamination in the soil results in a higher percentage of toxigenic strains of CD in topsoil and in areas with a large amount of animal fecal matter. Based on prior studies on survival rates of other microorganisms, we hypothesize that around 50% of the topsoil samples and only 20% of the subsoil samples will contain toxigenic strains of CDI.en-USThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).Poster