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Corynebacterium Diphtheriae and Related Toxigenic Species: Genomics, Pathogenicity and Applications

Corynebacterium Diphtheriae and Related Toxigenic Species: Genomics, Pathogenicity and Applications

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Medical ReferenceBiology

ISBN10: 940240192X
ISBN13: 9789402401929
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Aug 23 2016
Pages: 293
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the classical etiological agent of diphtheria and the type strain of the genus Corynebacterium. While diphtheria of the respiratory tract became rare with the introduction of vaccination programs in industrialized countries, even today several thousand cases per year are reported to the World Health Organization. This shows that diphtheria is not completely eradicated and that reservoirs exist. The book summarizes the latest advances made in understanding C. diphtheriae and the closely related species Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. Topics addressed are genomics of toxigenic corynebacteria, host-pathogen-interaction, detection, surveillance and treatment as well as application aspects.

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