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Table 3 Virulence factors predicted in Brazilian strains of Corynebacterium rouxii

From: Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the first Corynebacterium rouxii strains isolated in Brazil: a recent member of Corynebacterium diphtheriae complex

VFclass

Virulence factors

Related genes

strains

 
   

70,862

70,863

Adherence

SpaA-type pili

spaA

+

+

spaB

+

+

spaC

+

+

srtA

+

+

SpaD-type pili

spaD

+

+

srtB

+

+

srtC

+

+

Surface-anchored pilus proteins

sapD

+

+

Iron uptake

ABC transporter

fagA

+

+

fagB

+

+

fagC

+

+

fagD

+

+

ABC-type heme transporter

hmuT

+

+

hmuU

+

+

hmuV

+

+

Ciu iron uptake and siderophore biosynthesis system

ciuA

+

+

ciuB

+

+

ciuC

+

+

Siderophore-dependent iron uptake system

irp6A

+

+

irp6B

+

+

irp6C

+

+

Regulation

Diphtheria toxin repressor DtxR

dtxR

+

+

Sigma A

(Mycobacterium)

sigA/rpoV

+

+