title: Persistence of nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae biotype gravis strains in Pondicherry, Southern India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shashikala
authors.forename: P V Vivek
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prashanth
authors.forename: Reba
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanungo
authors.forename: Sheela
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Devi
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anitha
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rajarajeshweri
authors.forename: T Meenu
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Cherian
mesh_terms: D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004167:Diphtheria Toxin / Q000235:genetics*; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004167:Diphtheria Toxin