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Population genomics and antimicrobial resistance in Corynebacterium diphtheriae
27 Nov 2020
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BACKGROUND: Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the agent of diphtheria, is a genetically diverse bacterial species. Although antimicrobial resistance has emerged against several drugs including first-line penicillin, the genomic determinants and population dynamics of resistance are largely unknown for this neglected human pathogen. METHODS: Here, we analyzed the associations of antimicrobial susceptibility phenotypes,...
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