Genomic analysis of a novel nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain isolated from a cancer patient
The genome of a novel nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae, strain 5015, isolated from a patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma was sequenced and compared with 117 publically available genomes. This strain is phylogenetically distinct and lacks virulence genes encoding the toxin, BigA and Sdr-lik...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-07-01
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| Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S205229751930040X |