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Under 240X magnification, this photomicrograph shows a cardiac muscle tissue specimen obtained from a patient with diphtheria, an infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Martin Hicklin
Creation Date: 1961
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Chemicals and Drugs
Enzymes and Coenzymes
Enzymes
Transferases
Glycosyltransferases
Pentosyltransferases
ADP Ribose Transferases
Diphtheria Toxin
Immunologic and Biological Factors
Biological Factors
Toxins
Bacterial Toxins
Diphtheria Toxin
Diseases
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
Bacterial Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Actinomycetales Infections
Corynebacterium Infections
Diphtheria
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Myocardial Diseases
Myocarditis
Organisms
Bacteria
Gram-Positive Bacteria
Actinobacteria
Actinomycetales
Corynebacterium
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Gram-Positive Rods
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular
Corynebacterium
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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