Corynebacterium diph·the·ri·ae (d f-th r - , dp-)n. Klebs-Loeffler bacillus. |
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
The causative agent of diphtheria, which produces a potent exotoxin Reservoir Humans Epidemiology Airborne, infected fomites, infected skin; more common in winter, with crowding, hot, dry air Incidence
5/105–US; attack rate in minorities is 5- to 20-fold that of whites Microbiology In culture, C diphtheriae are often arranged in aggregates fancifully likened to Chinese letters
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