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Genomic heterogeneity in Klebsiella pneumoniae strains is associated with primary pyogenic liver abscess and metastatic infection.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2005
Ma Li-Chen, Fang Chi-Tai, Lee Cha-Ze, Shun Chia-Tung, Wang Jin-Town
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Primary pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) with septic complication by Klebsiella pneumoniae is an emerging infectious disease. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using DNA microarray hybridization, we identified a 20-kb chromosomal region that contained 15 open-reading frames (ORFs), including an iron-uptake system (kfu), a phosphoenolpyruvate sugar phosphotransferase system (PTS), and 6 unknown ORFs. The region was...
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