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Loss of Hypermucoviscosity and Increased Fitness Cost in Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 23 Strains
17 Aug 2015
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we investigated the effects of colistin resistance on virulence and fitness in hypermucoviscous (HV) Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 23 (ST23) strains. Colistin-resistant mutants were developed from three colistin-susceptible HV K. pneumoniae ST23 strains. The lipid A structures of strains were analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry....
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