Clinical diphtheria is caused by: (A) Corynebacterium diphtheriae, (B) Corynebacterium parvum, (C) Corynebacterium Ulcerans, (D) Streptococcus pyogenes
Answer is A. Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the causative agent for diphtheria. The incubation period is 3-4 days. The site of infections is faucial, nasal, otitic, laryngeal, cutaneous. According to clinical severity, malignant, septic and hemorrhagic types are there. Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Anathanarayan and panicker's; 10th edition; Page no: 240