bla NDM-5 carried by a hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae with sequence type 29

bla NDM-5 carried by a hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae with sequence type 29

Abstract Background A carbapenem-resistant hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate was recovered from human sputum. Methods Whole genome sequencing of this isolate was carried out to reveal its clonal background, antimicrobial resistance determinants and virulence factors. Virulence assays we...

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Main Authors: Yi Yuan, Ying Li, Guangxi Wang, Chengwen Li, Yung-Fu Chang, Wenbi Chen, Siji Nian, Yingyu Mao, Jinping Zhang, Fangcai Zhong, Luhua Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Carbapenem resistance
bla NDM-5
Hypervirulent
IncX3
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-019-0596-1

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