Effects of gallic acid on capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae is a gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that causes diseases mostly in immunocompromised individuals. Recently, hypervirulent K. pneumoniae strains also cause severe disease in healthy individuals. Capsular polysaccharide (CPS) is the major virulence determinant i...

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Main Authors: Tien-Huang Lin, Chien-Chen Wu, Cheng-Yin Tseng, Jing-Han Fang, Ching-Ting Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118221001419

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