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The intersection of capsule gene expression, hypermucoviscosity and hypervirulence in Klebsiella pneumoniae

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Microbiology, 2020
For ∼30 years, two distinct groups of clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae have been recognized. Classical strains (cKp) are typically isolated from patients with some degree of immunocompromise and are not virulent in mouse models of infection whereas hypervirulent strains (hvKp) are associated with community acquired invasive infections and are
Kimberly A Walker, Virginia Miller
exaly   +4 more sources

A Klebsiella variicola Plasmid Confers Hypermucoviscosity-Like Phenotype and Alters Capsule Production and Virulence [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Hypermucoviscosity (hmv) is a capsule-associated phenotype usually linked with hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strains. The key components of this phenotype are the RmpADC proteins contained in non-transmissible plasmids identified and studied in K. pneumoniae. Klebsiella variicola is closely related to K.
Miguel A de la Cruz   +2 more
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Genetic diversity of siderophores and hypermucoviscosity phenotype in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Microbial Pathogenesis, 2021
Siderophore is a group of low molecular weight compounds with high affinity for ferric iron, facilitating bacterial iron consumption, especially when competing with the host. Genetic diversity of the siderophore-encoding loci largely contributes to the intricacy of siderophore production and regulation in K. pneumoniae.
Peng Lan   +7 more
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Pleuritis and suppurative pneumonia associated with a hypermucoviscosity phenotype of Klebsiella pneumoniae in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus)

Veterinary Microbiology, 2010
The aim of this study is to document the isolation of a hypermucoviscosity (HMV) phenotype of Klebsiella pneumoniae from 25 cases of suppurative pneumonia and pleuritis and two cases of abscesses in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) from the central California coast, representing the first report of this zoonotic pathogen from the marine ...
Frances Gulland   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Severe Primary Liver Abscess and Septic Pulmonary Embolism Due to Klebsiella pneumoniae with Hypermucoviscosity Phenotype

open access: yesJournal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, 2011
A 70-year-old man with diabetes mellitus seen for fever, right chest pain, and right-lung field consolidation on chest X-ray was found in thoracoabdominal computed tomography (CT) to have variable-sized nodules in both lung fields and multiple low-density hepatic areas.
Saori Takata   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae with a hypermucoviscosity phenotype challenges strategies of water disinfection for its capsular polysaccharides

Water Research
Due to the strong pathogenicity of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP), its performance against disinfectants in water should be understood to protect public health and ecological environment. Unfortunately, the disinfectant tolerance of hvKP with a hypermucoviscosity (HMV) phenotype is a critical underexplored area.
Min Jin, Tianjiao Chen, Zhongwei Yang
exaly   +3 more sources

Epidemiology of invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae with hypermucoviscosity phenotype in a research colony of nonhuman primates.

Comparative medicine, 2010
Invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae with hypermucoviscosity phenotype (HMV K. pneumoniae) is an emerging human pathogen that, over the past 20 y, has resulted in a distinct clinical syndrome characterized by pyogenic liver abscesses sometimes complicated by bacteremia, meningitis, and endophthalmitis. Infections occur predominantly in Taiwan and other Asian
Robin L, Burke   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

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