International nomenclature for Corynebacterium diphtheriae ribotypes.
The nomenclature of Corynebacterium diphtheriae ribotypes is presented. A total of 86 ribotypes obtained after BstEII digestion were given a geographic name chosen to reflect the place where one of the strains was isolated or studied.
Grimont
Patrick A D
PA
Centre National de Référence pour Corynebacterium diphtheriae, INSERM U389, Unité Biodiversité des Bactéries Pathogènes Emergentes, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France. pgrimont@pasteur.fr
Grimont
Francine
F
Efstratiou
Androulla
A
De Zoysa
Aruni
A
Mazurova
Izabella
I
Ruckly
Corinne
C
Lejay-Collin
Monique
M
Martin-Delautre
Sylvie
S
Regnault
Béatrice
B
D000465:Algorithms; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000378:metabolism; D021521:Ribotyping / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012984:Software; D009626:Terminology as Topic
D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific