Corynebacterium
BacteriologyDetection and Characterization of Diphtheria Toxin Gene-Bearing Corynebacterium Species through a New Real-Time PCR AssayRespiratory diphtheria, characterized by a firmly adherent pseudomembrane, is caused by toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, with similar illness produced occasionally by toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans or, rarely, ...
EpidemiologyWhole-Genome Sequencing of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Isolates Recovered from an Inner-City Population Demonstrates the Predominance of a Single Molecular StrainIn some parts of the world, Corynebacterium diphtheriae has reemerged as a pathogen, especially as a cause of infections among impoverished and marginalized populations. We performed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) on all cutaneous C. diphtheriae isolates (n = 56) from Vancouver’s inner-city...
BacteriologyCorynebacterium Species Rarely Cause Orthopedic InfectionsCorynebacterium spp. are rarely considered pathogens, but data on Corynebacterium spp.
- CASE REPORTSCorynebacterium macginleyi Conjunctivitis in Canada