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Genetic diversity of siderophores and hypermucoviscosity phenotype in Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Sept 2021
Lan Peng, Yan Rushuang, Lu Ye, Zhao Dongdong, Shi Qiucheng, Jiang Yan, Yu Yunsong, Zhou Jiancang
Abstract excerpt
Siderophore is a group of low molecular weight compounds with high affinity for ferric iron, facilitating bacterial iron consumption, especially when competing with the host. Genetic diversity of the siderophore-encoding loci largely contributes to the intricacy of siderophore production and regulation in K. pneumoniae. We analyzed the genetic diversity of three acquired siderophores (salmochelin, yersiniabactin...
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