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Comprehensive study reveals phenotypic heterogeneity in Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex isolates.
Scientific reports - 11 Mar 2024
Rodríguez-Medina Nadia, Rodríguez-Santiago Jonathan, Alvarado-Delgado Alejandro, Sagal-Prado Alan, Silva-Sánchez Jesús, De la Cruz Miguel A, Ares Miguel Angel, Sánchez-Arias Margarita, Morfín-Otero Rayo, Hernández-Castro Rigoberto, Cornejo-Juárez Patricia, Jiménez-Villanueva Emmanuel, Sánchez-Francia Domingo, Garza-Ramos Ulises
Abstract excerpt
Here, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of 356 Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex (KpSC) isolates that were classified as classical (cl), presumptive hypervirulent (p-hv) and hypermucoviscous-like (hmv-like). Overall, K. pneumoniae (82.3%), K. variicola (2.5%) and K. quasipneumoniae (2.5%) were identified. These isolates comprised 321 cl-KpSC, 7 p-hv-KpSC and 18 hmv-like-KpSC. A large proportion of cl-KpSC...
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