“We treated the cells with the attenuated diphtheria toxin-siRNA against eIF-3b and observed downregulation at genetic and phenotypic levels,” says Amy E. Arnold, a recent PhD graduate from the ...

Toxin-producing Corynebac­terium diphtheria usually causes two types of diseases, respiratory diphtheria which affects the upper throat, and skin diphtheria which affect the skin.

Toxin production was confirmed using Elek’s test. Clinical data were obtained from patient records, and interviews were conducted to collect information on the country of origin, arrival in the ...