Hypermucoviscosity Regulator RmpD Interacts with Wzc and Controls Capsular Polysaccharide Chain Length

Hypermucoviscosity Regulator RmpD Interacts with Wzc and Controls Capsular Polysaccharide Chain Length

ABSTRACT Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading cause of nosocomial infections, including pneumonia, bacteremia, and urinary tract infections. Treatment options are increasingly restricted by the high prevalence of resistance to frontline antibiotics, including carbapenems, and the recently identified p...

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Main Authors: Olga G. Ovchinnikova, Logan P. Treat, Tanisha Teelucksingh, Bradley R. Clarke, Taryn A. Miner, Chris Whitfield, Kimberly A. Walker, Virginia L. Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-06-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
capsule
RmpD
Wzc
hypermucoviscosity
hypervirulent
Klebsiella
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00800-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00800-23

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