Genomic and functional characterization of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from hospital wastewater

Abstract Background The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) attracted extensive attention. Information on CRKP from hospital wastewater (HWW) is limited. The aims of this study were to investigate the genomic characteristics and to evaluate the survivability characteristic...

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Main Authors: Zhiqiang Xie, Jiangqing Huang, Shengcen zhang, BinBin Xu, Qianwen Zhang, Bin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-023-02862-5