The role of pgaC in Klebsiella pneumoniae virulence and biofilm formation

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 89-99

  Chen, Kuang Ming ^a   Chiang, Ming Ko ^b   Wang, Meilin ^c   Ho, Han Chen ^d   Lu, Min Chi ^c,e   Lai, Yi Chyi ^c,e  

^a TIAN SHENG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Poly N acetylglucosamine (PNAG); Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMINOSUGAR; BILE SALT; POLY BETA LINKED N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE LOSS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PGAC GENE; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE LOCUS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KLEBSIELLA INFECTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENETIC LOCI; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICE; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 84910594310     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2014.11.005     Document Type: Article

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