Virulence Factors in Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

J Zhu, T Wang, L Chen, H Du - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) has spread globally since first described in the
Asian Pacific Rim. It is an invasive variant that differs from the classical K. pneumoniae …

Finding order in the chaos: outstanding questions in Klebsiella pneumoniae pathogenesis

S Gonzalez-Ferrer, HF Peñaloza, JA Budnick… - Infection and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Klebsiella pneumoniae are Gram-negative facultative anaerobes that are found within host-
associated commensal microbiomes, but they can also cause a wide range of infections that …

Current Stage in the Development of Klebsiella pneumoniae Vaccines

L Assoni, R Girardello, TR Converso… - Infectious diseases and …, 2021 - Springer
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a bacterium capable of colonizing mucous membranes, causing
serious infections. Widespread antibiotic resistance in K. pneumoniae—either through …

Genomic surveillance for multidrug-resistant or hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae among United States bloodstream isolates

TJ Kochan, SH Nozick, RL Medernach… - BMC infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Klebsiella pneumoniae strains have been divided into two major categories:
classical K. pneumoniae, which are frequently multidrug-resistant and cause hospital …

[HTML][HTML] A review: virulence factors of Klebsiella pneumonia as emerging infection on the food chain

KHP Riwu, MH Effendi, FA Rantam, AR Khairullah… - Veterinary …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Health problems can be caused by consuming foods that have been processed in
unsanitary conditions; hence, the study of the impact of contamination on food and its …

Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates with features of both multidrug-resistance and hypervirulence have unexpectedly low virulence

TJ Kochan, SH Nozick, A Valdes, SD Mitra… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae has been classified into two types, classical K. pneumoniae (cKP)
and hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKP). cKP isolates are highly diverse and important …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence of interspecific plasmid uptake by pathogenic strains of Klebsiella isolated from microplastic pollution on public beaches

R Metcalf, LF Messer, HL White, MJ Ormsby… - Journal of hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic beads are becoming a common feature on beaches, and there is increasing
evidence that such microplastics can become colonised by potential human pathogens …

Genotypic Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from an Egyptian University Hospital

MS Taha, MM Hagras, MM Shalaby, YA Zamzam… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Globally, Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) has been identified as a serious source of
infections. The objectives of our study were to investigate the prevalence of multidrug …

The face of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from clinical samples of two Iranian teaching hospitals

R Sanikhani, M Moeinirad, H Solgi, A Hadadi… - Annals of Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) has emerged as a pathogen of global concern.
In this study, both phenotypic and genotypic tests were used to detect hvKp. Antimicrobial …

Evolution of virulence, fitness, and carbapenem resistance transmission in ST23 hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae with the capsular polysaccharide synthesis …

S Wang, Q Ding, Y Zhang, A Zhang, Q Wang… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) is recognized as a
threat worldwide, but the mechanisms underlying its emergence remain unclear. As most …