title: Three variants of Corynebacterium diphtheriae subsp. mitis (Belfanti) isolated from a throat specimen.
abstract: Three variants of a Corynebacterium diphtheriae subsp. mitis strain belfanti, two toxigenic (phage types 7 and 11) and one nontoxigenic (phage type 7), were simultaneously isolated from the throat of an adult.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics*; D004167:Diphtheria Toxin / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004167:Diphtheria Toxin