Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the first Corynebacterium rouxii strains isolated in Brazil: a recent member of Corynebacterium diphtheriae complex

Abstract Background Corynebacterium diphtheriae complex was formed by the species C. diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in the recent past. In addition to C. diphtheriae, C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis species can carry the tox gene, which encodes dip...

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Main Authors: Juliana Nunes Ramos, Max Roberto Batista Araújo, Paulo Victor Pereira Baio, Lincoln Oliveira Sant’Anna, João Flávio Carneiro Veras, Érica Miranda Damásio Vieira, Mireille Ângela Bernardes Sousa, Carlos Henrique Camargo, Cláudio Tavares Sacchi, Karoline Rodrigues Campos, Marlon Benedito Nascimento Santos, Sérgio Bokermann, Luige Biciati Alvim, Louisy Sanches dos Santos, Ana Luiza de Mattos-Guaraldi, Verônica Viana Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Genomic Data
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-023-01167-w