The role of integration host factor in biofilm and virulence of high-alcohol-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

ABSTRACT Klebsiella pneumoniae is a well-known human nosocomial pathogen with an arsenal of virulence factors, including capsular polysaccharides (CPS), fimbriae, flagella, and lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Our previous study found that alcohol acted as an essential virulence factor for high-alcohol-pr...

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Main Authors: Zheng Fan, Tongtong Fu, Zhoufei Li, Bing Du, Xiaohu Cui, Rui Zhang, Yanling Feng, Hanqing Zhao, Guanhua Xue, Jinghua Cui, Chao Yan, Lin Gan, Junxia Feng, Ziying Xu, Zihui Yu, Ziyan Tian, Zanbo Ding, Jinfeng Chen, Yujie Chen, Jing Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01170-23