NGS-based phylogeny of diphtheria-related pathogenicity factors in different Corynebacterium spp. implies species-specific virulence transmission

NGS-based phylogeny of diphtheria-related pathogenicity factors in different Corynebacterium spp. implies species-specific virulence transmission

Abstract Background Diphtheria toxin (DT) is produced by toxigenic strains of the human pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae as well as zoonotic C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis. Toxigenic strains may cause severe respiratory diphtheria, myocarditis, neurological damage or cutaneous diphtheria....

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Main Authors: Alexandra Dangel, Anja Berger, Regina Konrad, Andreas Sing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Bacterial infections
Diphtheria
Whole genome sequencing
Public health
Corynebacterium
Pathogenicity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-019-1402-1

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