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Antunes, Camila Azevedo, et al. “Characterization of DIP0733, a Multi-Functional Virulence FactorCorynebacterium Diphtheriae.” Microbiology, vol. 161, no. 3, 1 Mar. 2015, pp. 639–647, 10.1099/mic.0.000020. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020.

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Nishio, Y. “Comparative Complete Genome Sequence Analysis of the Amino Acid Replacements Responsible for the Thermostability of Corynebacterium Efficiens.” Genome Research, vol. 13, no. 7, 1 July 2003, pp. 1572–1579, 10.1101/gr.1285603. Accessed 5 Dec. 2020.

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SMITH, H. L., SAIA, G., LOBIKIN, M., TIWARI, T., CHENG, S. C. & MOLRINE, D. C. 2017. Characterization of serum anti-diphtheria antibody activity following administration of equine anti-toxin for suspected diphtheria. Hum Vaccin Immunother, 13, 2738-2741.

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REFERENCES

ACAR, J. F., SABATH, L. D. & RUCH, P. A. 1975. Antagonism of the antibacterial action of some penicillins by other penicillins and cephalosporins. J Clin Invest, 55, 446-53.

Antunes, Camila Azevedo, et al. “Characterization of DIP0733, a Multi-Functional Virulence FactorCorynebacterium Diphtheriae.” Microbiology, vol. 161, no. 3, 1 Mar. 2015, pp. 639–647, 10.1099/mic.0.000020. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020.

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Basak, M. Pattern and trend of morbidity in the Infectious Disease ward of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. J. Clin. Diagn. Res. 9, LC01–LC04 (2015).

Bennett, M.J. and Eisenberg, D. (1994). Refined structure of monomelic diphtheria toxin at 2.3 Å resolution. Protein Science, 3(9), pp.1464–1475. [01/11/2020]

Bergamini, M. et al. Evidence of increased carriage of Corynebacterium spp. in healthy individuals with low antibody titres against diphtheria toxoid. Epidemiol. Infect. 125, 105–112 (2000).

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GRASSE, M., MERYK, A., MIGGITSCH, C. & GRUBECK-LOEBENSTEIN, B. 2018. GM-CSF improves the immune response to the diphtheria-component in a multivalent vaccine. Vaccine, 36, 4672-4680.

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MADIGAN, M. T. A., BENDER, K. S. A., BUCKLEY, D. H. A., SATTLEY, W. M. A., STAHL, D. A. A. & BROCK, T. D. B. O. M. 2019. Brock biology of microorganisms, Pearson Education Limited.

Mandlik, Anjali, et al. “Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Employs Specific Minor Pilins to Target Human Pharyngeal Epithelial Cells.” Molecular Microbiology, vol. 64, no. 1, 7 Dec. 2020, pp. 111–124, 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05630.x.

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Natividad, T., Dial, J., Morris, R., Nash, M., Brunson, M., Buford, W., Patterson, R. and Garges, K., 2015. Abdominal Muscle Activity During Exercise Ball, Machine, and Floor Strengthening Exercises. Texas Orthopaedic Journal, 1(1), pp.3-13.

Nishio, Y. “Comparative Complete Genome Sequence Analysis of the Amino Acid Replacements Responsible for the Thermostability of Corynebacterium Efficiens.” Genome Research, vol. 13, no. 7, 1 July 2003, pp. 1572–1579, 10.1101/gr.1285603. Accessed 5 Dec. 2020.

NODZO, S. R., BOYLE, K. K. & FRISCH, N. B. 2019. Nationwide Organism Susceptibility Patterns to Common Preoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics: What Are We Covering? J Arthroplasty, 34, S302-S306.

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Page, K. R. et al. Venezuela’s public health crisis: a regional emergency. Lancet 393, 1254–1260 (2019).

PLOTKIN, S. A. E., ORENSTEIN, W. A. E. & OFFIT, P. A. E. 2018. Plotkin's vaccines, Elsevier.

Saikia, L., Nath, R., Saikia, N. J., Choudhury, G. & Sarkar, M. A diphtheria outbreak in Assam, India. Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health 41, 647–652 (2010).

Schubert JH, Bickham ST, Wiggins GL (November 1968). "Tissue culture method for toxigenicity testing of Corynebacterium diphtheriae". Appl Microbiol. 16 (11): 1748–52. PMC 547753. PMID 4973065.

Sharma, N. C., Banavaliker, J. N., Ranjan, R. & Kumar, R. Bacteriological & epidemiological characteristics of diphtheria cases in & around Delhi—a retrospective study. Indian J. Med. Res. 126, 545–552 (2007).

SMITH, H. L., SAIA, G., LOBIKIN, M., TIWARI, T., CHENG, S. C. & MOLRINE, D. C. 2017. Characterization of serum anti-diphtheria antibody activity following administration of equine anti-toxin for suspected diphtheria. Hum Vaccin Immunother, 13, 2738-2741.

Spier SJ, Leutenegger CM, Carroll SP, Loye JE, Pusterla JB, Carpenter TE, Mihalyi JE, Madigan JE. Use of a real-time polymerase chain reaction-based fluorogenic 5' nuclease assay to evaluate insect vectors of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infections in horses. Am J Vet Res. 2004;65:829–834.

S.P. Tiwari, T. and Wharton, M., 2020. Corynebacterium Diphtheriae - An Overview | Sciencedirect Topics. [online] Sciencedirect.com. Available at: <https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/corynebacterium-diphtheriae> [Accessed 28 October 2020].

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TAUCH, A., BISCHOFF, N., BRUNE, I. & KALINOWSKI, J. 2003. Insights into the genetic organization of the Corynebacterium diphtheriae erythromycin resistance plasmid pNG2 deduced from its complete nucleotide sequence. Plasmid, 49, 63-74.

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USARY, J. & CHAMPNEY, W. S. 2001. Erythromycin inhibition of 50S ribosomal subunit formation in Escherichia coli cells. Mol Microbiol, 40, 951-62.

Van Wijhe, M. et al. Quantifying the impact of mass vaccination programmes on notified cases in the Netherlands. Epidemiol. Infect. 146, 716–722 (2018).

Veronika Wenzel, E., 2020. [online] Available at: <https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-57103-5> [Accessed 30 October 2020].

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2018. Diphtheria vaccine: WHO position paper, August 2017 - Recommendations. Vaccine, 36, 199-201.

YOCUM, R. R., RASMUSSEN, J. R. & STROMINGER, J. L. 1980. The mechanism of action of penicillin. Penicillin acylates the active site of Bacillus stearothermophilus D-alanine carboxypeptidase. J Biol Chem, 255, 3977-86.

Yadav, D., 2020. Microbiology Lecture|Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Symptoms, Pathogenesis| Toxin Mechanism Of Action. [online] Youtube.com. Available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0paTS_RN6A> [Accessed 30 October 2020].

Youtube.com. 2020. Corynebacterium Diptheriae Pathogenesis. [online] Available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrNDDai8SvQ> [Accessed 29 October 2020].

ZAMIRI, I. & MCENTEGART, M. G. 1972. The sensitivity of diphtheria bacilli to eight antibiotics. J Clin Pathol, 25, 716-7.

Antunes, Camila Azevedo, et al. “Characterization of DIP0733, a Multi-Functional Virulence FactorCorynebacterium Diphtheriae.” Microbiology, vol. 161, no. 3, 1 Mar. 2015, pp. 639–647, 10.1099/mic.0.000020. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020.

Basak, M. Pattern and trend of morbidity in the Infectious Disease ward of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital. J. Clin. Diagn. Res. 9, LC01–LC04 (2015).

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