Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a gram-positive pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria. It is also known as the Klebs–Löffler bacillus because it... 23 KB (2,645 words) - 01:28, 1 April 2024 |
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... 55 KB (5,620 words) - 07:31, 22 April 2024 |
of its glucose metabolism. One of its best known relatives is Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the causative agent of diphtheria. C. amycolatum is a common... 6 KB (704 words) - 14:52, 3 December 2023 |
on specimens of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the bacteria that causes diphtheria. It is used to test for toxigenicity of C. diphtheriae strains. The test... 3 KB (351 words) - 09:20, 8 January 2024 |
include: botulinum toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum; Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxin, produced during life-threatening symptoms of diphtheria;... 17 KB (2,060 words) - 06:58, 29 January 2024 |
Cutaneous diphtheria is an infection of the skin by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.: 265 It is also known as "desert sore". Diphtheria Skin lesion James... 1 KB (75 words) - 18:00, 9 June 2021 |
1949, described a modified Loeffler's medium for cultivating Corynebacterium diphtheriae. This medium has a variety of uses in microbiological investigations... 3 KB (318 words) - 10:09, 16 July 2023 |
as one of the identifying criteria when attempting to isolate Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Löffler's medium. Polyphosphate granules display the metachromatic... 2 KB (276 words) - 12:44, 16 November 2023 |
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... 13 KB (1,168 words) - 02:33, 2 February 2024 |
called Clostridium welchii) Clostridium tetani Corynebacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae Corynebacterium fusiforme Coxiella burnetii Cutibacterium acnes... 7 KB (446 words) - 06:37, 15 April 2024 |
conversion. Examples are the conversion of harmless strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae or Vibrio cholerae by bacteriophages to highly virulent ones... 78 KB (8,101 words) - 21:14, 25 April 2024 |
produce it; for example, diphtheria toxin is only produced by Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria and is required for the diphtheria disease. Some bacterial... 42 KB (5,228 words) - 06:38, 6 January 2024 |
unclassified viruses—including the corynephages β and ω, which infect Corynebacterium diphtheriae and carry the deadly diphtheria toxin. The following species... 5 KB (381 words) - 12:47, 30 January 2023 |
causes are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Bordetella pertussis, and Bacillus anthracis[citation needed]... 26 KB (2,617 words) - 12:37, 13 April 2024 |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, β-hemolytic streptococci, and Corynebacterium diphtheriae. C. diphtheriae causes membrane formation in conjunctiva of unimmunized... 39 KB (3,864 words) - 03:45, 7 April 2024 |