Background Corynebacterium diphtheriae complex was formed by the species C.
diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in the …

Corynebacterium rouxii is one of the recently described species of the Corynebacterium
diphtheriae complex. As this species can potentially infect different hosts and harbor the tox …

Diphtheria is an infectious disease potentially fatal that constitutes a threat to global health
security, with possible local and systemic manifestations that result mainly from the …

Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the etiological agent of diphtheria, a disease caused by the
presence of the diphtheria toxin. However, an increasing number of records report non …

The Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex comprises seven bacterial species,
including Corynebacterium ulcerans, a zoonotic pathogen from multiple animal species. In …

Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium
pseudotuberculosis are potentially diphtheria toxin-producing microorganisms related to …

We present a case of skin lesion caused by nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
Genomic taxonomy analyses corroborated the preliminary identification provided by mass …

Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the leading causing agent of respiratory and cutaneous
diphtheria, an acute disease with local and systemic manifestations, which remains as an …

We report the complete genome sequence and analysis of an invasive Corynebacterium
diphtheriae strain that caused endocarditis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was selected for …

Diphtheria, the strangling angel of children, has lost its threatening potential with the
development of anti toxin, toxoid vaccine and antibiotics in the last century. However, even …