Introdução/objetivo: A difteria é uma toxiinfecção aguda que se apresenta na forma respiratória e/ou cutânea, e que pode ser fatal devido à ação da toxina diftérica (TD).
Lincoln de Oliveira Sant'Anna +8 more
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Does counseling increase sustained benefit of HAART among prison inmates after release to the community? [PDF]
The lack of sustained effectiveness of HAART after release to the community of HIV-infected inmates treated in prison was well demonstrated by Springer et al. in a recent article.
Babudieri, Sergio +4 more
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis constitute a group of potentially toxigenic microorganisms that are related to different infectious processes in animal and human hosts.
Luciene de Fatima Costa Torres +12 more
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Em um estudo prospectivo para avaliar a influência da infecção bacteriana secundária na evolução da leishmaniose cutânea, em Corte de Pedra (Bahia), obteve-se o isolamento de Corynebacterium diphtheriae em 7(8,3%) de 84 pacientes portadores de úlceras ...
Luis Angel Vera +5 more
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Genomic analyses confirm close relatedness between Rhodococcus defluvii and Rhodococcus equi (Rhodococcus hoagii) [PDF]
Rhodococcus defluvii strain Ca11T was isolated from a bioreactor involved in extensive phosphorus removal. We have sequenced the whole genome of this strain and our comparative genomic and phylogenetic analyses confirm its close relatedness with ...
Goodfellow, Michael +5 more
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Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infections, Europe [PDF]
Aleksandra A. Zasada +1 more
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Evolution of substrate specificity in a recipient's enzyme following horizontal gene transfer [PDF]
Despite the prominent role of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in shaping bacterial metabolism, little is known about the impact of HGT on the evolution of enzyme function.
Abascal +54 more
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Adhesion properties of toxigenic corynebacteria
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis and Corynebacterium ulcerans share one distinctive feature: they are all putative carriers of the diphtheria toxin (DT), encoded by a β-corynephage integrated into the genome.
Lisa Ott
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The dual transcriptional regulator CysR in Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 controls a subset of genes of the McbR regulon in response to the availability of sulphide acceptor molecules [PDF]
Background: Regulation of sulphur metabolism in Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 has been studied intensively in the last few years, due to its industrial as well as scientific importance.
Albersmeier, Andreas +5 more
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Evolution, epidemiology and diversity of Corynebacterium diphtheriae : new perspectives on an old foe [PDF]
Diphtheria is a debilitating disease caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains and has been effectively controlled by the toxoid vaccine, yet several recent outbreaks have been reported across the globe.
Hoskisson, Paul A., Sangal, Vartul
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