A Klebsiella variicola Plasmid Confers Hypermucoviscosity-Like Phenotype and Alters Capsule Production and Virulence

A Klebsiella variicola Plasmid Confers Hypermucoviscosity-Like Phenotype and Alters Capsule Production and Virulence

Hypermucoviscosity (hmv) is a capsule-associated phenotype usually linked with hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strains. The key components of this phenotype are the RmpADC proteins contained in non-transmissible plasmids identified and studied in K. pneumoniae. Klebsiella variicola is closely re...

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Main Authors: Nadia Rodríguez-Medina, Esperanza Martínez-Romero, Miguel Angel De la Cruz, Miguel Angel Ares, Humberto Valdovinos-Torres, Jesús Silva-Sánchez, Luis Lozano-Aguirre, Jesús Martínez-Barnetche, Veronica Andrade, Ulises Garza-Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Hypermucoviscosity
Plasmid curing
mating
virulence
Capsule production
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.579612/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.579612/full

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