MicrobiologybioRxiv
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…·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.
DOI 10.1128/jcm.00042-19