Caused by a Corynebacterium, it is most commonly associated with a gray or black coating at the back of the throat which causes difficulty in breathing and swallowing.
HtaA and HtaB are proteins implicated in foreign hemin binding in the causative agent of this disease, which releases a toxin that ADP ribosylates a modified histidine residue in EF2, thus inhibiting translation. Bela Schlick developed a test for susceptibility to this disease, while Emil Behring and Emile Roux developed a serum therapy to counteract this disease. Caused by a Corynebacterium, it is most commonly associated with a gray or black coating at the back of the throat which causes difficulty in breathing and swallowing. For 10 points, identify this disease, whose name is denoted by D in the DPT vaccine.
HtaA and HtaB are proteins implicated in foreign hemin binding in the causative agent of this disease, which releases a toxin that ADP ribosylates a modified histidine residue in EF2, thus inhibiting translation.
{Diphtheria} [accept {Corynebacterium diphtheria} until “{agent}” in the first clue]