Gastrointestinal carriage is regarded as a major reservoir of K. pneumoniae infections,
especially in intensive care patients. A total of 101 (95.3%) KPC-producing carbapenem …

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a bacterial pathogen of worldwide importance and a significant
contributor to multiple disease presentations associated with both nosocomial and …

Extracellular capsule polysaccharides increase the cellular fitness under abiotic stresses
and during competition with other bacteria. They are best‐known for their role in virulence …

Polysaccharide capsule is the main virulence factor of K. pneumoniae, a major pathogen of
bloodstream infections in humans. While more than 80 capsular serotypes have been …

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common respiratory pathogen, with some strains having
developed broad resistance to clinically available antibiotics. Humans can become infected …

Klebsiella pneumoniae, a chief cause of nosocomial pneumonia, is a versatile and
commonly multidrug-resistant human pathogen for which further insight into pathogenesis is …

Gut colonization with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria enhances the risk of bloodstream
infections in susceptible individuals. We demonstrate highly variable degrees of ex vivo …

Klebsiella pneumoniae is well‐known opportunistic enterobacteria involved in complex
clinical infections in humans and animals. The domestic animals might be a source of the …

Background. Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common colonizer of the gastrointestinal tract of
humans, companion animals, and livestock. To better understand potential contributions of …

Multiresistant and invasive hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strains have become one of
the most urgent bacterial pathogen threats. Recent analyses revealed a high genomic …