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Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae serotype K1 clinical isolates form robust biofilms at the air-liquid interface

The prevalence of a new hypervirulent and hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae phenotype (Hmv) is increasing worldwide, mainly linked to serotypes K1 and K2. Since capsular thickness can directly affect the capability to form biofilms, we aimed to evaluate the association between the Hmv phenotype with ad...

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Autores principales: Cubero, Meritxell, Marti, Sara, Domínguez, Mª Ángeles, González-Díaz, Aida, Berbel, Dàmaris, Ardanuy, Carmen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6750583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31532800
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222628