Distinct evolutionary dynamics of horizontal gene transfer in drug resistant and virulent clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Klebsiella pneumoniae has emerged as an important cause of two distinct public health threats: multi-drug resistant (MDR) healthcare-associated infections and drug susceptible community-acquired invasive infections. These pathotypes are generally associated with two distinct subsets of K. pneumoniae...

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Main Authors: Kelly L Wyres, Ryan R Wick, Louise M Judd, Roni Froumine, Alex Tokolyi, Claire L Gorrie, Margaret M C Lam, Sebastián Duchêne, Adam Jenney, Kathryn E Holt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6483277?pdf=render