OmpK36-mediated Carbapenem resistance attenuates ST258 Klebsiella pneumoniae in vivo

Carbapenem-resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type ST258 can be enhanced by modification of the porins OmpK35 and OmpK36. Here, Wong et al. solve the crystal structure of a clinical ST258 OmpK36 variant, elucidating the mechanism of resistance and consequences on pathogenicity in vivo.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joshua L. C. Wong, Maria Romano, Louise E. Kerry, Hok-Sau Kwong, Wen-Wen Low, Stephen J. Brett, Abigail Clements, Konstantinos Beis, Gad Frankel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11756-y