Only three Corynebacterium species are known to produce a lethal exotoxin called
diphtheria toxin. These are C. diphtheriae, C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis. The …

Within the genus Corynebacterium, six species are potential carriers of the tox gene, which
encodes the highly potent diphtheria exotoxin: Corynebacterium diphtheriae …

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

The genus Corynebacterium encompasses many species of biotechnological, medical or
veterinary significance. An important characteristic of this genus is the presence of mycolic …

Corynebacterium silvaticum is a newly identified animal pathogen of forest animals such as
roe deer and wild boars. The species is closely related to the emerging human pathogen …

Background Corynebacterium silvaticum is a pathogenic, gram-positive bacterial species
that causes caseous lymphadenitis in wild boars, domestic pigs and roe deer in Western …

Corynebacterium silvaticum is a newly described animal pathogen, closely related to the
emerging human pathogen Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium …

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is an important animal pathogen, which is also able to
infect humans. An optimal treatment of infections with this pathogen is not available today …

Simple Summary This case report describes the first case of caseous lymphadenitis in a roe
deer (Capreolus capreolus, Linnaeus 1758) found dead in Italy, attributable to …

The aims of the present study were (i) to genotype Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, C.
silvaticum, and C. auriscanis strains using enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus …