Fermentation of sucrose and toxigenicity of strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated in São Paulo
Vol. 38 No. 1 (1978), ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Vol. 38 No. 1 (1978)

Fermentation of sucrose and toxigenicity of strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated in São Paulo

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
https://doi.org/10.53393/rial.1978.38.37115
Published 1978-06-30
Mathilde Raskin
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Gil Vital Álvares Pessôa
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Chifume Takeuchi Calzada
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Ilka Maria Landgraf Lee
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Carmo Elias Andrade Melles
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
Elena Emiko Sakata
Instituto Adolfo Lutz
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Keywords

Corynebacterium diphtheriae, toxigenicity
sucrose, fermentation

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Raskin M, Pessôa GV Álvares, Calzada CT, Lee IML, Melles CEA, Sakata EE. Fermentation of sucrose and toxigenicity of strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated in São Paulo. Rev Inst Adolfo Lutz [Internet]. 1978 Jun. 30 [cited 2025 Jan. 5];38(1):29-32. Available from: https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/RIAL/article/view/37115
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Abstract

Sucrose was fermented by 134 (59.8%) of the 224 strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Using Elek's method, toxigenic and sucrose fermenting strains compased 58.9% of the total. Because of these results, a revision of the taxonomic criteria is suggested.

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