Open AccessOccurrence of colistin-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella variicola
Author(s) -
Lu Yang,
Yu Feng,
Alan McNally,
Zhiyong Zong
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dky301
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , virulence , klebsiella pneumoniae , biology , colistin , imipenem , cefotaxime , aztreonam , klebsiella , plasmid , antibiotic resistance , genetics , gene , escherichia coli , antibiotics
A colistin-resistant mucoid Klebsiella strain was recovered from the blood of a patient in China. Hypervirulence has been reported in Klebsiella pneumoniae, but not in other Klebsiella spp. The strain was suspected to be hypervirulent and was therefore characterized.
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