Genomic and clinical characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying the pks island

BackgroundThe pks island and its production of the bacterial secondary metabolite genotoxin, colibactin, have attracted increasing attention. However, genomic articles focusing on pks islands in Klebsiella pneumoniae, as well as comparative genomic studies of mobile genetic elements, such as prophag...

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Main Authors: Zhiqian Wang, Yanjun Liu, Peilin Liu, Zijuan Jian, Qun Yan, Bin Tang, Awen Yang, Wenen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1189120/full