Characterization of bacteriophages from tox-containing, non-toxigenic isolates of Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

doi:10.1006/mpat.1996.0120

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Characterization of bacteriophages from tox-containing, non-toxigenic isolates of Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Jun 1997

Cianciotto N P, Groman N B

Abstract excerpt

Non-toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae continue to cause disease within immunized populations. A subset of these corynebacteria carry the diphtheria toxin gene but in a cryptic form. To determine whether such strains might contribute to the re-emergence of functional toxin genes, th...

Topics

Bacteriophages
Blotting, Southern
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Diphtheria Toxin
Gene Deletion
Humans
Mutation
Restriction Mapping

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