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Capsular polysaccharide and lipopolysaccharide O type analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates by genotype in China.
Epidemiology and infection - 12 Aug 2020
Zhang Z Y, Qin R, Lu Y H, Shen J, Zhang S Y, Wang C Y, Yang Y Q, Hu F P, He P
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common pathogen associated with nosocomial infections and is characterised serologically by capsular polysaccharide (K) and lipopolysaccharide O antigens. We surveyed a total of 348 non-duplicate K. pneumoniae clinical isolates collected over a 1-year period in a tertiary care hospital, and determined their O and K serotypes by sequencing of the wbb Y and wzi gene loci, respectively....
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