Abstract
Three variants of a Corynebacterium diphtheriae subsp. mitis strain belfanti, two toxigenic (phage types 7 and 11) and one nontoxigenic (phage type 7), were simultaneously isolated from the throat of an adult.
Full text
PDF
Images in this article
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- BEZJAK V. Differentiation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae of the mitis type found in diphtheria and ozaena. I. Biochemical properties. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 1954;20(3):269–272. doi: 10.1007/BF02543729. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Bezjak V., Farsey S. J. Corynebacterium diphtheriae in skin lesions in Ugandan children. Bull World Health Organ. 1970;43(5):643–650. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- ELEK S. D. The plate virulence test for diphtheria. J Clin Pathol. 1949 Nov;2(4):250–258. doi: 10.1136/jcp.2.4.250. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- GROMAN N. B. Diphtheria-phage inhibitor produced by treating the host bacterium with oleic acid. J Bacteriol. 1961 Mar;81:387–393. doi: 10.1128/jb.81.3.387-393.1961. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Gibson L. F. Variation among strains of Coynebacterium diphtheriae during an outbreak in a restricted environment. J Hyg (Lond) 1973 Dec;71(4):691–699. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400022956. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Kato M. Action of a toxic glycolipid of Corynebacterium diphtheriae on mitochondrial structure and function. J Bacteriol. 1970 Mar;101(3):709–716. doi: 10.1128/jb.101.3.709-716.1970. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]