The draft genome sequence of Corynebacterium diphtheriae bv. mitis NCTC 3529 reveals significant diversity between the primary disease-causing biovars.
J Bacteriol, 2012/6;194(12):3269.
Sangal V[1], Tucker NP, Burkovski A, Hoskisson PA
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PMID: 22628502DOI: 10.1128/JB.00503-12
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Abstract
We report the draft genome of the human pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae bv. mitis NCTC 3529. This is the first C. diphtheriae bv. mitis strain to be sequenced and reveals significant differences from the other primary biovar, C. diphtheriae bv. gravis.
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae; DNA, Bacterial; Diphtheria; Genetic Variation; Genome, Bacterial; Humans; Molecular Sequence Data; Sequence Analysis, DNA
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