Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a Gram-positive pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria. It is also known as the Klebs–Löffler bacillus because it...
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Diphtheria (redirect from Clostridium diphtheriae)
Diphtheria is an infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Most infections are asymptomatic or have a mild clinical course, but in...
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extracellular and cell surface proteome of the human pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae". Proteomics. 2006 (6): 2465–2476. doi:10.1002/pmic.200500360...
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diphtheria causing bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Corynebacterium striatum can be differentiated from other Corynebacterium types based on its ability...
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strep throat. Rarely bacteria such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, or Haemophilus influenzae may be the cause. Typically the infection...
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Caused by Corynebacterium ulcerans in Germany: Amino Acid Sequence Differences between Diphtheria Toxins from Corynebacterium diphtheriae and C. ulcerans"...
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is an exotoxin secreted mainly by Corynebacterium diphtheriae but also by Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, the pathogenic...
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of its glucose metabolism. One of its best known relatives is Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the causative agent of diphtheria. C. amycolatum is a common...
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Haemophilus influenzae, Bordetella pertussis, Bacillus anthracis, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Mycoplasma...
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include: botulinum toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum; Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxin, produced during life-threatening symptoms of diphtheria;...
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produce it; for example, diphtheria toxin is only produced by Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria and is required for the diphtheria disease. Some bacterial...
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causes diphtheria, which was called Klebs–Loeffler bacterium (now Corynebacterium diphtheriae). He was the father of physician Arnold Klebs. Klebs was born...
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conversion. Examples are the conversion of harmless strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae or Vibrio cholerae by bacteriophages to highly virulent ones...
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Cutaneous diphtheria is an infection of the skin by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.: 265 It is also known as "desert sore". Diphtheria Skin lesion James...
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benefits the virus through enhanced lysogen survival. Examples: Corynebacterium diphtheriae produces the toxin of diphtheria only when it is infected by...
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histidine diphthamide. It is the target of diphtheria toxin (from Corynebacterium diphtheriae), and exotoxin A (from Pseudomonas aeruginosa). The inactivation...
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disulfide bridges). The gene for CRM197 has been cloned into Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the bacterium that produces the native toxin. Like the wild...
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rodentium Corynebacterium diphtheriae bv. belfanti, synonym for Corynebacterium belfantii Corynebacterium diphtheriae bv. intermedius Corynebacterium diphtheriae...
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called Clostridium welchii) Clostridium tetani Corynebacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae Corynebacterium fusiforme Coxiella burnetii Cutibacterium acnes...
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae, β-hemolytic streptococci, and Corynebacterium diphtheriae. C. diphtheriae causes membrane formation in conjunctiva of unimmunized...
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laryngotracheobronchopneumonitis. Laryngeal diphtheria is due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae while bacterial tracheitis, laryngotracheobronchitis, and...
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original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020. "Daptacel (corynebacterium diphtheriae toxoid antigen (formaldehyde inactivated), clostridium tetani...
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Among his discoveries was the organism causing diphtheria (Corynebacterium diphtheriae) and the cause of foot-and-mouth disease (Aphthovirus). His description...
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powerful toxins of disparate bacteria, e.g., Vibrio cholerae, Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Bordetella pertussis. ubiquitination and SUMOylation Various...
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causes are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Bordetella pertussis, and Bacillus anthracis[citation needed]...
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as one of the identifying criteria when attempting to isolate Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Löffler's medium. Polyphosphate granules display the metachromatic...
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specific for bacteria of genus Corynebacterium as its host. Corynebacterium diphtheriae virus strain Corynebacterium diphtheriae phage (aka Corynephage β or...
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a paper demonstrating that the transfer of a viral gene into Corynebacterium diphtheriae created a virulent strain from a non-virulent strain, simultaneously...
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Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is a Gram-positive bacterium known to infect ruminants, horses, and – rarely – people. It is a facultative anaerobic...
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is a toxoid vaccine against diphtheria, an illness caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Its use has resulted in a more than 90% decrease in number of...
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