Molecular and Epidemiological Characterization of Toxigenic and Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium belfantii, Corynebacterium rouxii, and Corynebacterium ulcerans Isolates Identified in Spain from 2014 to 2019
Andreas Hoefer, Despina Pampaka, Silvia Herrera-León, Sonia Peiró, Sarai Varona, Noemí López-Perea, Josefa Masa‐Calles, Laura Herrera
Abstract
This study examines the microbiological and epidemiological characteristics of toxigenic and nontoxigenic Corynebacterium isolates submitted to the national reference laboratory in Spain, between 2014 and 2019, in order to describe the current situation and improve our knowledge regarding these emerging pathogens. Epidemiological information was extracted from the Spanish Surveillance System.
Topics & Concepts
Multilocus sequence typingCorynebacterium diphtheriaeBiologyMicrobiologyCorynebacteriumDiphtheriaTypingVirologyBacteriaGenotypeGeneGeneticsVaccinationDiphtheria, Corynebacterium, and TetanusBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research