Molecular Pathogenesis of Klebsiella Pneumoniae

B Li, Y Zhao, C Liu, Z Chen, D Zhou - Future microbiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Typical Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen, which mostly affects those with
weakened immune systems and tends to cause nosocomial infections. A subset of …

General Overview of Klebsiella pneumonia: Epidemiology and the Role of Siderophores in Its Pathogenicity

R Abbas, M Chakkour, H Zein El Dine, EF Obaseki… - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Numerous diseases, such as liver abscesses, bacteremias, pneumonia,
and urinary tract infections, are caused by Klebsiella pneumonia (K. pneumonia) …

Expansion and evolution of a virulent, extensively drug-resistant (polymyxin B-resistant), QnrS1-, CTX-M-2-, and KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST11 …

LN Andrade, L Vitali, GG Gaspar… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
In this study, we report the early expansion, evolution, and characterization of a
multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae clone that was isolated with increasing frequency from …

Genome analysis of clinical multilocus sequence Type 11 Klebsiella pneumoniae from China

N Dong, R Zhang, L Liu, R Li, D Lin… - Microbial …, 2018 - microbiologyresearch.org
The increasing prevalence of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in clinical
settings has been largely attributed to dissemination of organisms of specific multilocus …

Comparative analysis of the complete genome of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Kp13 reveals remarkable genome plasticity and a wide repertoire of …

PIP Ramos, RC Picão, LGP de Almeida, NCB Lima… - BMC genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important opportunistic pathogen associated with
nosocomial and community-acquired infections. A wide repertoire of virulence and …

Extensive Capsule Locus Variation and Large-Scale Genomic Recombination within the Klebsiella pneumoniae Clonal Group 258

KL Wyres, C Gorrie, DJ Edwards… - Genome biology and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae clonal group (CG) 258, comprising sequence types (STs) 258, 11,
and closely related variants, is associated with dissemination of the K. pneumoniae …

An integrative, multi-omics approach towards the prioritization of Klebsiella pneumoniae drug targets

PIP Ramos, D Fernandez Do Porto, E Lanzarotti… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) is a globally disseminated opportunistic pathogen that can
cause life-threatening infections. It has been found as the culprit of many infection outbreaks …

Network-Based Metabolism-Centered Screening of Potential Drug Targets in Klebsiella pneumoniae at Genome Scale

MF Cesur, B Siraj, R Uddin, S Durmuş… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen leading to life-threatening
nosocomial infections. Emergence of highly resistant strains poses a major challenge in the …

[HTML][HTML] Fermencin B2: A promising heat-stable cationic peptide for targeted inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus

J Xu, X Fan, Y Hu, M Liu, L Du, Z Wu, M Tu, N Ling… - LWT, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel strain of L. fermentum JF9 with bacteriocin production capacity was
firstly isolated from Chinese fermented vinegar Pei, and the significant antibacterial potential …

Population structure of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from midwestern US hospitals

MS Wright, F Perez, L Brinkac, MR Jacobs… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Genome sequencing of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from regional
US hospitals was used to characterize strain diversity and the bla KPC genetic context. A …