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A Serendipitous Mutation Reveals the Severe Virulence Defect of a Klebsiella pneumoniae fepB Mutant

Klebsiella pneumoniae is considered a significant public health threat because of the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains and the challenge associated with treating life-threatening infections. Capsule, siderophores, and adhesins have been implicated as virulence determinants of K. pneumoniae,...

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Autores principales: Palacios, Michelle, Broberg, Christopher A., Walker, Kimberly A., Miller, Virginia L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5566837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28861522
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00341-17