Assertion: c. diphtheriae | /r/CapableOf | colonize local lesion
Facets:
value: in the upper respiratory tract
type: LOCATION
value: usually
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: C. diphtheriae usually colonize a local lesion in the upper respiratory tract (although cutaneous diphtheria can occur as well) where the toxin secreted by the bacteria cases necrotic injury to epithelial cells.