Corynebacterium ramonii sp. nov., a novel toxigenic member of the Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex

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The Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex comprises seven bacterial species, including Corynebacterium ulcerans, a zoonotic pathogen from multiple animal species. In this work, we characterise phenotypically and genotypically isolates belonging to two C. ulcerans lineages. Results from phylogenetic analyses, in silico DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH) and MALDI-TOF spectra differentiate lineage 2 from C. ulcerans lineage 1, which, together with their distinct transmission dynamics (probable human-to-human vs animal-to-human), indicates that lineage 2 is a separate Corynebacterium species, which we propose to name Corynebacterium ramonii. This species is of particular medical interest considering that its human-to-human transmission is likely, and that some C. ramonii isolates carry the diphtheria toxin gene.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:174

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Research in microbiology - 174(2023), 7 vom: 11. Sept., Seite 104113

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Crestani, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Arcari, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]
Landier, Annie [VerfasserIn]
Passet, Virginie [VerfasserIn]
Garnier, Dorian [VerfasserIn]
Brémont, Sylvie [VerfasserIn]
Armatys, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]
Carmi-Leroy, Annick [VerfasserIn]
Toubiana, Julie [VerfasserIn]
Badell, Edgar [VerfasserIn]
Brisse, Sylvain [VerfasserIn]

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex
Corynebacterium ramonii
Corynebacterium ulcerans
Genome sequencing
Journal Article
Taxonomy

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Date Revised 12.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.resmic.2023.104113

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NLM360723225