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Clinical microbiology of coryneform bacteria.
- G. Funke, A. von Graevenitz, J. Clarridge, K. Bernard
- Biology, Medicine
- Clinical microbiology reviews
- 1 January 1997
Coryneform bacteria are aerobically growing, asporogenous, non-partially-acid-fast, gram-positive rods of irregular morphology. Within the last few years, there has been a massive increase in the… Expand
Coryneform Gram-Positive Rods
- G. Funke, K. Bernard
- Biology
- 2011
This chapter deals with aerobically growing, asporogenous, irregularly shaped, non-partially acid-fast, gram-positive rods generally called "coryneforms." The bacteria discussed in the chapter all… Expand
Corynebacterium mucifaciens sp. nov., an unusual species from human clinical material.
- G. Funke, P. Lawson, M. Collins
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal of systematic bacteriology
- 1 October 1997
Eight strains of a previously undescribed coryneform bacterium had been isolated from human clinical material over a 5-year period. Colonies of the unknown coryneform bacterium had an unusual… Expand
Comprehensive Study of Strains Previously Designated Streptococcus bovis Consecutively Isolated from Human Blood Cultures and Emended Description of Streptococcus gallolyticus and Streptococcus…
- Marcella Beck, R. Frodl, G. Funke
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- 9 July 2008
ABSTRACT Modern taxonomy has delineated Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus, S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus, Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli, and S. infantarius subsp.… Expand
Evaluation of the VITEK 2 System for Rapid Identification of Medically Relevant Gram-Negative Rods
- G. Funke, D. Monnet, C. deBernardis, A. von Graevenitz, J. Freney
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- 1 July 1998
ABSTRACT The new VITEK 2 system (bioMérieux) was evaluated at two independent sites with the identification card for gram-negative bacilli (ID-GNB card). Of the 845 strains tested, which represented… Expand
Utility of PCR in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis.
- J. Bennedsen, V. O. Thomsen, +10 authors E. Wilkins
- Medicine
- Journal of clinical microbiology
- 1 June 1996
At present, the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis rests with microscopy. However, this technique is insensitive and many cases of pulmonary tuberculosis cannot be initially confirmed. Nucleic… Expand
Multicenter evaluation of the updated and extended API (RAPID) Coryne database 2.0.
- G. Funke, F. Renaud, J. Freney, P. Riegel
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of clinical microbiology
- 1 December 1997
In a multicenter study, 407 strains of coryneform bacteria were tested with the updated and extended API (RAPID) Coryne system with database 2.0 (bioMérieux, La-Balme-les-Grottes, France) in order to… Expand
Turicella otitidis gen. nov., sp. nov., a coryneform bacterium isolated from patients with otitis media.
- G. Funke, S. Stubbs, M. Altwegg, A. Carlotti, M. Collins
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal of systematic bacteriology
- 1 April 1994
The partial 16S rRNA gene sequences of some coryneform bacteria isolated from middle-ear fluids from patients with otitis media were determined. A comparative analysis performed with rRNA sequences… Expand
Emergence of Related Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Biotype mitis Strains in Western Europe
- G. Funke, M. Altwegg, L. Frommelt, A. von Graevenitz
- Biology, Medicine
- Emerging infectious diseases
- 1 May 1999
We report on 17 isolates of Corynebacterium diphtheriae biotype mitis with related ribotypes from Switzerland, Germany, and France. Isolates came from skin and subcutaneous infections of injecting… Expand
Corynebacterium coyleae sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens.
- G. Funke, C. P. Ramos, M. Collins
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal of systematic bacteriology
- 1997
Over a 5-year period, six isolates of a previously unknown nonlipophilic coryneform bacterium were isolated from human clinical specimens. The most characteristic phenotypic reactions of these… Expand