This protocol outlines the cefoperazone mouse model of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) using a clinically-relevant and genetically-tractable strain, R20291. Emphasis on clinical disease monitoring, C. difficile bacterial enumeration, toxin cytotoxicity, and histopathological changes throughout CDI in a mouse model are detailed in the protocol.
Winston, J. A., Thanissery, R., Montgomery, S. A., Theriot, C. M. Cefoperazone-treated Mouse Model of Clinically-relevant Clostridium difficile Strain R20291. J. Vis. Exp. (118), e54850, doi:10.3791/54850 (2016).