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 |