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Irregular, nonsporing, Gram-positive rods Flashcards

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Genus Corynebacterium

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C. diphtheriae, cause of diphtheria, serious upper respiratory infection, until 1935 killed more children in U.S. than any other infectious disease. Infections are rare today due to childhood immunization (DPT vaccine)

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