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Clinical and Genomic Analysis of Liver Abscess-Causing Klebsiella pneumoniae Identifies New Liver Abscess-Associated Virulence Genes.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2016
Ye Meiping, Tu Jianfei, Jiang Jianping, Bi Yingmin, You Weibo, Zhang Yanliang, Ren Jianmin, Zhu Taohui, Cao Zhuo, Yu Zuochun, Shao Chuxiao, Shen Zhen, Ding Baixing, Yuan Jinyi, Zhao Xu, Guo Qinglan, Xu Xiaogang, Huang Jinwei, Wang Minggui
Abstract excerpt
Hypervirulent variants of Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) that cause invasive community-acquired pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) have emerged globally. Little is known about the virulence determinants associated with hvKp, except for the virulence genes rmpA/A2 and siderophores (iroBCD/iucABCD) carried by the pK2044-like large virulence plasmid. Here, we collected most recent clinical isolates of hvKp from PLA samples...
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