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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Main Authors: N.D. Ramdhan, J. Blom, I.C. Sutcliffe, P.M.A. Pereira-Ribeiro, C.S. Santos, A.L. Mattos-Guaraldi, A. Burkovski, V. Sangal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S205229751930040X