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Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
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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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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[double dagger]) No Corynebacterium diphtheriae or Bacillus anthracis organisms were reported. In the 1950s, for example, investigators realized that the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae causes the upper respiratory illness known as diphtheria only if a certain bacteriophage infects the microbe. From 1997 to 2003, 6 cases of cutaneous infections caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae were documented (Table). |
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