Genotyping and Virulence Analysis of Drug Resistant Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in Egypt

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a highly drug-resistant human pathogen responsible for a variety of serious infections. Integrons, mobile genetic elements capable of integrating antibiotic resistance genes, and the capsule are important virulence factors that increase bacteria resistance to phagocytosis an...

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Main Authors: Sarah M. Abdelhamid, Hala Mohamed Abd-Elaal, Moustafa Osama Matareed, Kholoud Baraka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
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Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/genotyping-and-virulence-analysis-of-drug-resistant-clinical-klebsiella-pneumoniae-isolates-in-egypt/