Population genomics and antimicrobial resistance in Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Population genomics and antimicrobial resistance in Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Abstract Background Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the agent of diphtheria, is a genetically diverse bacterial species. Although antimicrobial resistance has emerged against several drugs including first-line penicillin, the genomic determinants and population dynamics of resistance are largely unknow...

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Main Authors: Melanie Hennart, Leonardo G. Panunzi, Carla Rodrigues, Quentin Gaday, Sarah L. Baines, Marina Barros-Pinkelnig, Annick Carmi-Leroy, Melody Dazas, Anne Marie Wehenkel, Xavier Didelot, Julie Toubiana, Edgar Badell, Sylvain Brisse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Genome Medicine
Subjects:
C. diphtheriae
Antibiotic resistance
Genome-wide association study
Phylogeny
Mobile genetic element
Biovar
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-020-00805-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-020-00805-7

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