Microevolution and genomic epidemiology of the diphtheria-causing zoonotic pathogen Corynebacterium ulcerans

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Corynebacterium ulcerans is an emerging zoonotic pathogen which causes diphtheria-like infections. Although C. ulcerans is found in multiple domestic and wild animal species, most human cases are linked with pets. Our ability to decipher cross-host species transmission dynamics and to understand the emergence of clinically relevant clones (e.g., diphtheria toxin-positive) is currently hampered by a limited...

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