Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Emergence of Related Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Biotype mitis Strains in Western Europe

Guido Funke*, Martin Altwegg*, Lars Frommelt†, and Alexander von Graevenitz*

Author affiliations: *University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; and; †Endo-Klinik, Hamburg, Germany

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Ribosomal RNA gene restriction patterns obtained by using restriction enzyme Pvu II of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates belonging to ribotypes B (lanes 1 to 3), A (lanes 4 to 6 and 8), and C (lane 7).

Figure. Ribosomal RNA gene restriction patterns obtained by using restriction enzyme Pvu II of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates belonging to ribotypes B (lanes 1 to 3), A (lanes 4 to 6 and 8), and C (lane 7).

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