Molecular epidemiology of <it>C. diphtheriae </it>strains during different phases of the diphtheria epidemic in Belarus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The reemergence of epidemic diphtheria in Belarus in 1990s has provided us with important information on the biology of the disease and the diversity of the causative agent <it>Corynebacterium diphtheriae</it>. Molecular...

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Main Authors: Grimont Patrick AD, Sharapa Tatyana, Grimont Francine, Titov Leonid, Kolodkina Valentina, Efstratiou Androulla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/6/129