Determination of Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxigenicity by a colorimetric tissue culture assay.

Tissue culture method for toxigenicity testing of Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

A method for toxigenicity testing of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in tissue cultures was developed. Results were obtained by comparing destruction of the monkey kidney or, preferably, rabbit kidney monolayer by 0.1 ml of the C. diphtheriae culture in Elek's broth containing 20% rabbit serum with the appearance after the addition of 0.2 ml of a mixture of the C. diphtheriae culture and diphtheria...

Rapid determination of Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxigenicity by counterimmunoelectrophoresis.

A method for detecting toxin production in Corynebacterium diphtheriae cultures by counterimmunoelectrophoresis is described. Precipitin lines were observed in toxigenic strains in 30 min.

Multiplex polymerase chain reaction to identify and determine the toxigenicity of Corynebacterium spp with zoonotic potential and an overview of human and animal infections.

Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium ulcerans and Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis constitute a group of potentially toxigenic microorganisms that are related to different infectious processes in animal and human hosts. Currently, there is a lack of information on the prevalence of disease caused by these pathogens, which is partially due to a reduction in the frequency of routine lab...

Genetic Factors in Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Conversion1

The conversion to toxigenicity of nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain C4 requires the active and continued participation of a specific bacteriophage (Groman, 1953, 1955). The facts supporting this statement are: (1) lysogenization with 3 phage results in a simultaneous change to toxigenicity, and (2) reversion of toxngemnc cells to the nonlysogenic state results in a return to the n...

A modified toxigenicity test for Corynebacterium diphtheriae.