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Emergence of the clinical rdar morphotype carbapenem-resistant and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae with enhanced adaption to hospital environment.
The Science of the total environment - 1 Sept 2023
Liu Congcong, Dong Ning, Huang Xueting, Huang Zixian, Cai Chang, Lu Jiayue, Zhou Hongwei, Zhang Jingren, Zeng Yu, Yang Fan, Chen Gongxiang, Shen Zhangqi, Zhang Rong, Chen Sheng
Abstract excerpt
Klebsiella pneumoniae has evolved into strains of various phenotypes that pose a grave threat to human health in the past few decades. This study investigated a novel morphotype of K. pneumoniae with enhanced adaption to the hospital environment. Clinical K. pneumoniae were characterized by different genotypic and phenotypic tests. Gene knockout and complementation experiments were used to confirm the genetic...
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