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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| author | Vegard Skogen Valentina V. Cherkasova Nina Maksimova Chung K. Marston Haakon Sjursen Michael W. Reeves Ørjan Olsvik Tanja Popovic |
| author_facet | Vegard Skogen Valentina V. Cherkasova Nina Maksimova Chung K. Marston Haakon Sjursen Michael W. Reeves Ørjan Olsvik Tanja Popovic |
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| description | 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 demonstrated that this clonal group was an integral part of the endemic reservoir that existed in Russia at least 5 years before the epidemic began. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8b505fe752c248a394d4e7bd7338bbce2025-08-19T20:49:36ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592002-05-018551651810.3201/eid0805.010276Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates, Russia, 1957–1987Vegard SkogenValentina V. CherkasovaNina MaksimovaChung K. MarstonHaakon SjursenMichael W. ReevesØrjan OlsvikTanja PopovicIn 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 demonstrated that this clonal group was an integral part of the endemic reservoir that existed in Russia at least 5 years before the epidemic began.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/5/01-0276_articleCorynebacterium diphtheriaemolecular epidemiologyRussia |
| spellingShingle | Vegard Skogen Valentina V. Cherkasova Nina Maksimova Chung K. Marston Haakon Sjursen Michael W. Reeves Ørjan Olsvik Tanja Popovic Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates, Russia, 1957–1987 Corynebacterium diphtheriae molecular epidemiology Russia |
| title | Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates, Russia, 1957–1987 |
| title_full | Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates, Russia, 1957–1987 |
| title_fullStr | Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates, Russia, 1957–1987 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates, Russia, 1957–1987 |
| title_short | Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates, Russia, 1957–1987 |
| title_sort | molecular characterization of corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates russia 1957 1987 |
| topic | Corynebacterium diphtheriae molecular epidemiology Russia |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/5/01-0276_article |
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