Contribution of outer membrane protein K36 to antimicrobial resistance and virulence in Klebsiella pneumoniae
Author(s) -
JiannHwa Chen,
L. Kristopher Siu,
Chang-Phone Fung,
J.-C. Lin,
Kao-Ming Yeh,
T. L. Chen,
Yu-Kuo Tsai,
FengYee Chang
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkq056
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , phagocytosis , bacteria , minimum inhibitory concentration , cefoxitin , lethal dose , antimicrobial , escherichia coli , staphylococcus aureus , gene , biochemistry , genetics , toxicology
Loss of outer membrane protein (Omp) is commonly encountered in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. However, little is known about the association between Omp loss and virulence. In the present study, this association was investigated in K. pneumoniae.
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