Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates, Russia, 1957–1987

In the 1990s, the Newly Independent and Baltic States of the former Soviet Union experienced the largest diphtheria outbreak since the 1960s; it was caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains of a unique clonal group. To address its origin, we studied 47 clinical isolates from Russia and demonstr...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Vegard Skogen, Valentina V. Cherkasova, Nina Maksimova, Chung K. Marston, Haakon Sjursen, Michael W. Reeves, Ørjan Olsvik, Tanja Popovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-05-01
Subjects:
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
molecular epidemiology
Russia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/5/01-0276_article

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