International nomenclature for Corynebacterium diphtheriae ribotypes

Patrick A D Grimont; Francine Grimont; Androulla Efstratiou; Aruni De Zoysa; Izabella Mazurova; Corinne Ruckly; Monique Lejay-Collin; Sylvie Martin-Delautre; Béatrice Regnault; European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria

doi:10.1016/j.resmic.2003.12.005

International nomenclature for Corynebacterium diphtheriae ribotypes

Res Microbiol. 2004 Apr;155(3):162-6. doi: 10.1016/j.resmic.2003.12.005.

Authors

Patrick A D Grimont¹, Francine Grimont, Androulla Efstratiou, Aruni De Zoysa, Izabella Mazurova, Corinne Ruckly, Monique Lejay-Collin, Sylvie Martin-Delautre, Béatrice Regnault; European Laboratory Working Group on Diphtheria

Affiliation

¹ Centre National de Référence pour Corynebacterium diphtheriae, INSERM U389, Unité Biodiversité des Bactéries Pathogènes Emergentes, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France. [email protected]

PMID: 15059628
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2003.12.005

Abstract

The nomenclature of Corynebacterium diphtheriae ribotypes is presented. A total of 86 ribotypes obtained after BstEII digestion were given a geographic name chosen to reflect the place where one of the strains was isolated or studied.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Corynebacterium diphtheriae / classification
Corynebacterium diphtheriae / genetics*
Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / metabolism
Ribotyping / methods*
Ribotyping / standards
Software
Terminology as Topic*

Substances

Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific