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. 2017 Aug 10;4(8):e005106. doi: 10.1099/jmmcr.0.005106

Table 1. Characteristics of the isolates of C. ulcerans and C. diphtheriae strain PW8.

Species Source API-Coryne code (probability %) 16S rRNA gene
(1443 bp, percentage identity)
DT PCR
(1585 bp)
Cytotoxicity titer
(Vero CD50/25 µl)
C. ulcerans (patient) Pseudomembrane 0111326 (99.7 %) C. ulcerans (99.5 %) positive 1×103
C. ulcerans (cat) nasal swab 0111326 (99.7 %) C. ulcerans (99.5 %) positive 724
C. diphtheriae (PW8) positive 2×103