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Arginine Regulates the Mucoid Phenotype of Hypervirulent <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>
2024-11-20
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae is associated with severe community-acquired infections. Hypervirulent K. pneumoniae colonies typically exhibit a mucoid phenotype. K. pneumoniae mucoidy is influenced by a complex combination of environmental factors and genetic mechanisms. Mucoidy results from altered capsular polysaccharide chain length, yet the specific environmental cues regulating thi...
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- Literature Corpus work
- aac783a5-afc0-59a3-b638-b8d6c6c9ea6b
- DOI
- 10.1101/2024.11.20.624485
