Clinical Characteristics of Corynebacterium ulcerans Infection, Japan

Clinical Characteristics of Corynebacterium ulcerans Infection, Japan

Corynebacterium ulcerans is a closely related bacterium to the diphtheria bacterium C. diphtheriae, and some C. ulcerans strains produce toxins that are similar to diphtheria toxin. C. ulcerans is widely distributed in the environment and is considered one of the most harmful pathogens to livestock...

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Main Authors: Akihiko Yamamoto, Toru Hifumi, Manabu Ato, Masaaki Iwaki, Mitsutoshi Senoh, Akio Hatanaka, Shinichi Nureki, Yoshihiro Noguchi, Tomoko Hirose, Yukihiro Yoshimura, Takaaki Urakawa, Shiro Hori, Hiroto Nakada, Tomomasa Terada, Tomoko Ishifuji, Hisayo Matsuyama, Takahiro Kinebuchi, Atsuhito Fukushima, Koji Wake, Ken Otsuji, Takeru Endo, Hirokazu Toyoshima, Ikkoh Yasuda, Takeshi Tanaka, Naoki Takahashi, Kensaku Okada, Toshimasa Hayashi, Taizo Kusano, Minami Koriyama, Norio Otani, Motohide Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Corynebacterium ulcerans
bacteria
bacterial infections
companion animals
diphtheria
Japan
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/22-0058_article

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