Fatal Respiratory Diphtheria Caused by ß-Lactam-Resistant Corynebacterium diphtheriae
BACKGROUND: Diphtheria is a potentially fatal respiratory disease caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Although resistance to erythromycin has been recognized, β-lactam resistance in toxigenic diphtheria has not been described.
Looke, D +15 more
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Antimicrobial activity in cultures of endophytic fungi isolated from Talinum triangulare
. Endophytic fungi colonize the interior of plants without causing damage and act in symbiosis with their host. They are also potential sources of compounds with potential applications in industry, agriculture, and medicine, Thus, this study aimed to ...
Claudio Baltazar de Sousa +2 more
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CLINICO-Demographic Profile and Outcomes of Hospitalised Children With Diphtheria in A Tertiary Care Hospital of Peshawar. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Aim To determine the clinico‐demographic profile and predictors of mortality in hospitalised children with diphtheria. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 202 children aged 5–16 years diagnosed with diphtheria per WHO criteria at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, from January 2023 to December 2024. Data on demographics, vaccination
Muhammad A +6 more
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Ion torrent-based transcriptional assessment of a Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis equi strain reveals denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography a promising rRNA depletion method [PDF]
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis equi is a Gram-positive pathogenic bacterium which affects a variety of hosts. Besides the great economic losses it causes to horse-breeders, this organism is also known to be an important infectious agent to cattle and
Azevedo, V. (Vasco) +13 more
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Classification of hyper-variable Corynebacterium glutamicum surface-layer proteins by sequence analyses and atomic force microscopy [PDF]
Hansmeier N, Bartels FW, Ros R, et al. Classification of hyper-variable Corynebacterium glutamicum surface-layer proteins by sequence analyses and atomic force microscopy. J Biotechnol.
Hansmeier, Nicole +6 more
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Complete genome sequence, lifestyle, and multi-drug resistance of the human pathogen Corynebacterium resistens DSM 45100 isolated from blood samples of a leukemia patient [PDF]
Schröder J, Maus I, Meyer K, et al. Complete genome sequence, lifestyle, and multi-drug resistance of the human pathogen Corynebacterium resistens DSM 45100 isolated from blood samples of a leukemia patient. BMC Genomics.
Jochen Blom +27 more
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Metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum aimed at alternative carbon sources and new products [PDF]
Zahoor ul Hassan A, Lindner S, Wendisch VF. Metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum aimed at alternative carbon sources and new products. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal.
Wendisch, Volker F. +8 more
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Carotenoid biosynthesis and overproduction in Corynebacterium glutamicum [PDF]
Heider S, Peters-Wendisch P, Wendisch VF. Carotenoid biosynthesis and overproduction in Corynebacterium glutamicum. BMC Microbiology. 2012;12(1): 198.Background Corynebacterium glutamicum contains the glycosylated C50 carotenoid decaprenoxanthin as ...
Sabine A E Heider +5 more
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The outbreak of diphtheria in Indonesia
Diptheria is commonly caused by the aerobic gram-positive bacteria, corynebacterium diphtheria. We herein report an unusual case of diphtheria outbreak in Indonesia in 2017 and its possible causes and current management.
Ramadhan Tosepu +4 more
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Background Diphtheria outbreaks occurred in endemic areas and imported and indigenous cases are reported in UE/EEA. Because of the high infectiveness and severity of the disease, early and accurate diagnosis of each suspected case is essential for the ...
Aleksandra A. Zasada +8 more
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