The newly discovered ClpK protein strongly promotes survival of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm subjected to heat shock

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1559-1561

  Bojer, Martin S ^a,b   Krogfelt, Karen A ^a   Struve, Carsten ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CLPK PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; ENDOSCOPE; HEAT SHOCK; HEAT TOLERANCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE DELETION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY;

EID: 80053135890     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.032698-0     Document Type: Note

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