Potential pathogenic role of aggregative-adhering Corynebacterium diphtheriae of different clonal groups in endocarditis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 986-991

  Hirata, Jr ^a   Pereira, G A ^a,c   Filardy, A A ^a   Gomes, D L R ^a   Damasco, P V ^a,d   Rosa, A C P ^a   Nagao, P E ^b   Pimenta, F P ^a   Mattos Guaraldi, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aggregative adherence; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Endocarditis; HEp 2 cells; Random amplified polymorphic DNA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTICEMIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE;

EID: 59849125091     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2008001100007     Document Type: Article

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