Diversity of mucoid to non-mucoid switch among carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
Abstract Background Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading cause of intractable hospital-acquired multidrug-resistant infections and carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (CPKp) are particularly feared. Most of the clinical isolates produce capsule as a major virulence factor. Recombination events at th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-02007-y |