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. 2013 Oct;1(1):18-9.
doi: 10.1002/2052-2975.9. Epub 2013 Sep 18.

Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans in human and non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in cat

L Detemmerman  1 , D Rousseaux  2 , A Efstratiou  3 , C Schirvel  4 , K Emmerechts  1 , I Wybo  1 , O Soetens  1 , D Piérard  1
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Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans in human and non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae in cat

L Detemmerman et al. New Microbes New Infect. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans are rarely isolated from clinical samples in Belgium. A case of toxigenic C. ulcerans in a woman is described, which confirms that this pathogen is still present. During investigation of the patient's cats, only a non-toxigenic toxin-bearing C. diphtheriae strain was detected.

Keywords: Cat; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Corynebacterium ulcerans; diphtheria; human.

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