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Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying multiple alleles of antigen 43-encoding gene of Escherichia coli associated with biofilm formation.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Mar 2023
Tambassi Martina, Passarini Elena, Menozzi Ilaria, Berni Melissa, Bracchi Chiara, Dodi Alessandra, Bolzoni Luca, Scaltriti Erika, Morganti Marina, Ferrarini Giulia, Sordi Laura, Sarti Mario, Ambretti Simone, Pongolini Stefano
Abstract excerpt
A clinical strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae typed as sequence type 307 carrying three different alleles of the flu gene encoding the Escherichia coli virulence factor antigen 43 associated with biofilm formation was detected and characterized. The flu alleles are located in the chromosome inside putative integrative conjugative elements. The strain displays the phenotypes associated with Ag43, i.e. bi-phasic...
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