Assessing the Genetic Diversity of Austrian Corynebacterium diphtheriae Clinical Isolates, 2011 to 2019 [Bacteriology]

This study showed that sequencing can provide valuable information complementing routine microbiological and epidemiological investigations. It allowed us to identify unknown clusters, evaluate antimicrobial resistance more broadly, and support toxigenicity results obtained by PCR. For these reasons, C. diphtheriae surveillance could strongly benefit from the routine implementation of whole-genome sequencing.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology - February 18, 2021 Category: Microbiology Authors: Schaeffer, J., Huhulescu, S., Stoeger, A., Allerberger, F., Ruppitsch, W. Tags: Bacteriology Source Type: research