Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the first Corynebacterium rouxii strains isolated in Brazil: a recent member of Corynebacterium diphtheriae complex.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Corynebacterium diphtheriae complex was formed by the species C. diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in the recent past. In addition to C. diphtheriae, C. ulcerans and C. pseudotuberculosis species can carry the tox gene, which encodes diphtheria toxin. Currently, three new species have been included in the complex: Corynebacterium rouxii, Corynebacterium silvaticum, and Corynebacterium belfantii. C. rouxii is derived from the ancient Belfanti biovar of C. diptheriae. We provide the complete genome sequences of two non-toxigenic strains C. rouxii isolated from a cat with a purulent infection in Brazil. The taxonomic status and sequence type, as well as the presence of resistance and virulence genes, and CRISPR-Cas system were addi

SUBMITTER: Ramos JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10634135 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature