Carriage of a single strain of non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae biovar Belfanti (Corynebacterium belfantii) in four patients with cystic fibrosis
D. Pivot, A. Fanton, E. Badell-Ocando, M. Benouachkou, K. Astruc, F. Huet, L. Amoureux, C. Neuwirth, A. Criscuolo, S. Aho, J. Toubiana, S. Brisse
This study identifies a non-toxigenic C. belfantii strain persistently colonizing four CF patients and transmitted within a CF care center over six years.
bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2019Microbiology