Diphtheria: Difference between revisions
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| Species = [[Diphtheriae]] | | Species = [[Diphtheriae]] | ||
===Description=== | ===Description=== | ||
''C. diphtheriae'' infections are the causal agent of diphtheria. Four subspecies are recognized: ''C. d. mitis'', ''C. d. intermedius'', ''C. d. gravis'', and ''C. d. belfanti''. ''C. diphtheria'' is known to produce diphtheria toxins. ''C. diphtheria'' are Gram-positive, rod-shaped, aerobic, nonmotile, and highly pleumorphic. | |||
==Pathogenesis== | ==Pathogenesis== | ||
Revision as of 06:21, 22 July 2015
University of Oklahoma Study Abroad Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy[1]
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
| Domain = Bacteria | Phylum = Actinobacteria | Class = Actinobacteria | Order = Actinomycetales | Family = Corynebacteriaceae | Genus = Corynebacterium | Species = Diphtheriae
Description
C. diphtheriae infections are the causal agent of diphtheria. Four subspecies are recognized: C. d. mitis, C. d. intermedius, C. d. gravis, and C. d. belfanti. C. diphtheria is known to produce diphtheria toxins. C. diphtheria are Gram-positive, rod-shaped, aerobic, nonmotile, and highly pleumorphic.
