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Virulence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Harboring bla (KPC-2) Carbapenemase Gene in a Caenorhabditis elegans Model

Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) is a carbapenemase increasingly reported worldwide in Enterobacteriaceae. The aim of this study was to analyze the virulence of several KPC-2-producing K. pneumoniae isolates. The studied strains were (i) five KPC-2 clinical strains from different geographic...

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Autores principales: Lavigne, Jean-Philippe, Cuzon, Gaelle, Combescure, Christophe, Bourg, Gisèle, Sotto, Albert, Nordmann, Patrice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3699468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23844109
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067847