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| | #REDIRECT [[Corynebacterium diphtheriae]] |
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| ==Overview==
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| Diphtheria is caused by toxigenic strains of [[Corynebacterium diphtheriae]] biotype mitis, gravis, intermedius, or belfanti.
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| ==Gallery==
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| Image: Diphtheria14.jpeg| Photomicrograph of Corynebacterium diphtheriae (1200x mag). <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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| Image: Diphtheria07.jpeg| Photomicrograph depicts a number of Gram-positive Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria, stained using the methylene blue technique. Specimen taken from a Pai’s slant culture. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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| Image: Diphtheria06.jpeg| Giemsa-stained photomicrograph reveals the presence of Gram-positive Corynebacterium sp. bacteria (1125x mag). <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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| Image: Diphtheria05.jpeg| Photomicrograph depicts numerous Gram-positive asporogenous, rod-shaped, Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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| Image: Diphtheria03.jpeg| Illustration depicts a photomicrographic view of a methylene blue spore-stained culture specimen revealing the presence of numerous Clostridium tetani bacteria. <SMALL><SMALL>''[http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp From Public Health Image Library (PHIL).] ''<ref name=PHIL> {{Cite web | title = Public Health Image Library (PHIL) | url = http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp}}</ref></SMALL></SMALL>
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| ==References==
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