A <named-content content-type="genus-species">Klebsiella pneumoniae</named-content> Regulatory Mutant Has Reduced Capsule Expression but Retains Hypermucoviscosity

ABSTRACT The polysaccharide capsule is an essential virulence factor for Klebsiella pneumoniae in both community-acquired hypervirulent strains as well as health care-associated classical strains that are posing significant challenges due to multidrug resistance. Capsule production is known to be tr...

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Main Authors: Kimberly A. Walker, Taryn A. Miner, Michelle Palacios, Dominika Trzilova, Daniel R. Frederick, Christopher A. Broberg, Victoria E. Sepúlveda, Joshua D. Quinn, Virginia L. Miller
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019
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HMV
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d253aa4c055244b39986388f75d67fdc
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