Proteins from the core genome of Corynebacterium ulcerans respond for pathogenicity and reveal promising vaccine targets for diphtheria.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.105263
Abstract: Corynebacterium ulcerans is an emerging pathogen able to transmit the acute infection diphtheria to humans. Although there is a well-established vaccine based on the toxin produced by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, another species of this genus known… read more here.
Keywords: vaccine targets; corynebacterium ulcerans; corynebacterium; core genome ... See more keywords
Widespread Disease in Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2710.203335
Abstract: Toxin-producing Corynebacterium ulcerans, a causative agent of diphtheria in humans, was isolated from 53 hedgehogs in Belgium during the spring of 2020. Isolates showed low levels of acquired antimicrobial drug resistance. Strain diversity suggests emergence… read more here.
Keywords: widespread disease; corynebacterium ulcerans; corynebacterium; disease hedgehogs ... See more keywords