Colonization dynamics of Klebsiella pneumoniae in the pet animals and human owners in a single household

CM Chen, HL Tang, CS Chiou, KC Tung, MC Lu… - Veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Klebsiella pneumoniae resides in the gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota of humans and
animals. To characterize the population dynamics of GI-colonizing K. pneumoniae, we …

Fecal Klebsiella pneumoniae Carriage Is Intermittent and of High Clonal Diversity

S Lepuschitz, K Hauser, A Schriebl… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Klebsiella pneumoniae complex comprises several closely related entities, which are
ubiquitous in the natural environment, including in plants, animals, and humans. K …

Evidence of sharing of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains between healthy companion animals and cohabiting humans

C Marques, A Belas, C Aboim… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
This study aimed to characterize the fecal colonization and sharing of Klebsiella
pneumoniae strains between companion animals and humans living in close contact. Fecal …

Intermingled Klebsiella pneumoniae Populations Between Retail Meats and Human Urinary Tract Infections

GS Davis, K Waits, L Nordstrom… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common colonizer of the gastrointestinal tract of
humans, companion animals, and livestock. To better understand potential contributions of …

Geno- and Phenotypic Characteristics of a Klebsiella pneumoniae ST20 Isolate with Unusual Colony Morphology

K Sydow, E Eger, M Schwabe, SE Heiden, JA Bohnert… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common member of the intestinal flora of vertebrates. In addition
to opportunistic representatives, hypervirulent (hvKp) and antibiotic-resistant K. pneumoniae …

Molecular Investigation of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Clinical Companion Animals in Beijing, China, 2017–2019

Z Zhang, L Lei, H Zhang, H Dai, Y Song, L Li, Y Wang… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work is aimed to elucidate the prevalence and characteristics of antimicrobial
resistance, virulence, and molecular typing in Klebsiella pneumoniae from clinical …

Recent Research Examining Links Among Klebsiella pneumoniae from Food, Food Animals, and Human Extraintestinal Infections

GS Davis, LB Price - Current environmental health reports, 2016 - Springer
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a colonizer of livestock, a contaminant of retail meats and
vegetables, and a cause of extraintestinal infections in humans. Antibiotic-resistant strains of …

Comparisons of microbiological characteristics and antibiotic resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from urban rodents, shrews, and healthy people

X Zhong, Y Li, J Ge, G Xiao, Y Mo, Y Wen, J Liu… - BMC microbiology, 2020 - Springer
Background The comparisons of molecular characterization and antibiotic resistance of
Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) isolates from humans and other animal hosts are not well …

Survival and Genome Evolution Signatures of Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Originated in Seven Species of Aquatic Animals

H Guan, L Xie, L Chen - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae can cause life-threatening pneumonia in humans. The bacterium is
also the causative agent of nosocomial infection diseases. In our recent research, we …

Association between intestinal colonization and extraintestinal infection with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in children

Q Du, Q Xu, F Pan, Y Shi, F Yu, T Zhang… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) has become a critical public health
threat. However, the association between intestinal colonization and parenteral infection …