Background Klebsiella pneumoniae is a capsulated Gram negative bacterial pathogen and
a frequent cause of nosocomial infections. Despite its clinical relevance, little is known about …

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common member of the intestinal flora of vertebrates. In addition
to opportunistic representatives, hypervirulent (hvKp) and antibiotic-resistant K. pneumoniae …

Background Klebsiella pneumoniae displaying the hypermucoviscosity (HV) phenotype are
considered more virulent than HV-negative strains. Nevertheless, the emergence of tissue …

Klebsiella pneumoniae colonizes mucosal surfaces of healthy humans and is responsible
for one third of all Gram-negative infections in hospitalized patients. K. pneumoniae is …

Phagocytosis is a key process of the immune system. The human pathogen Klebsiella
pneumoniae is a well known example of a pathogen highly resistant to phagocytosis. A …

Background We previously isolated a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain, NTUH-K2044, from a
community-acquired pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) patient. Analysis of the NTUH-K2044 …

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus and Micavibrio aeruginosavorus are predatory bacteria that
naturally—and obligately—prey on other Gram-negative bacteria, and their use has been …

For∼ 30 years, two distinct groups of clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae have been
recognized. Classical strains (cKp) are typically isolated from patients with some degree of …

Intestinal microbiotas contain beneficial microorganisms that protect against pathogen
colonization; treatment with antibiotics disrupts the microbiota and compromises …

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative pathogen that has a large accessory genome of
plasmids and chromosomal gene loci. This accessory genome divides K. pneumoniae …