Article
Genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains isolated from patients in belarus during an epidemic period.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2003
Titov Leonid, Kolodkina Valentina, Dronina Alina, Grimont Francine, Grimont Patrick A D, Lejay-Collin Monique, de Zoysa Aruni, Andronescu Constantin, Diaconescu Angela, Marin Byanca, Efstratiou Androulla
Abstract excerpt
One hundred two Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains (93 of the gravis biotype and nine of the mitis biotype) isolated from clinical cases during the Belarus diphtheria epidemic were characterized by biotyping, toxigenicity testing by the Elek test and an indirect hemagglutination assay, phage typing, and ribotyping. The gravis biotype strains were characterized as high and medium toxin producers, and strains of...
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