| notes from the field: respiratory diphtheria-like illness caused by toxigenic corynebacterium ulcerans --- idaho, 2010. | on september 12, 2010, the idaho department of health and welfare was notified of a case of respiratory diphtheria-like illness in an idaho man aged 80 years whose pharyngeal specimens yielded corynebacterium ulcerans. although c. ulcerans is zoonotic, the patient reported no animal contact or consumption of an unpasteurized dairy product. his vaccination history was unknown. respiratory diphtheria-like illness from c. ulcerans is uncommon but has been reported in industrialized countries where ... | 2011 | 21270746 |
| characterization of bacterial communities in heavy metal contaminated soils. | heavy metal pollution is a principle source of environmental contamination. we analyzed heavy metal impacted soil microbial communities and found that, in general, although lead adversely affected biomass, metabolic activity, and diversity, autochthonous lead- and cadmium-resistant isolates were found. in several metal-stressed soils, the microbial community consisted of two populations, either resistant or sensitive to lead. additionally, a lead-resistant isolate was isolated from a control soi ... | 1996 | 8801006 |