Identification of Two Regulators of Virulence That Are Conserved in Klebsiella pneumoniae Classical and Hypervirulent Strains

Klebsiella pneumoniae is widely recognized as a pathogen with a propensity for acquiring antibiotic resistance. It is capable of causing a range of hospital-acquired infections (urinary tract infections [UTI], pneumonia, sepsis) and community-acquired invasive infections. The genetic heterogeneity o...

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Main Authors: Michelle Palacios, Taryn A. Miner, Daniel R. Frederick, Victoria E. Sepulveda, Joshua D. Quinn, Kimberly A. Walker, Virginia L. Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-08-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01443-18