Biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae urinary strains

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1003-1018

  Vuotto, C ^a   Longo, F ^a   Pascolini, C ^a   Donelli, G ^a   Balice, M P ^a   Libori, M F ^a   Tiracchia, V ^a   Salvia, A ^a   Varaldo, P E ^b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

biofilms; gene expression; infection; resistance; virulence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; AZO DYES; BACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS;

ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFILM PRODUCTION; GENES EXPRESSION; INFECTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANTS; RESISTANCE; RESISTANCE PROFILES; VIRULENCE;

BIOFILMS;

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERTAPENEM; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; MONOBACTAM DERIVATIVE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TIGECYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; PORIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; INFECTIVITY; MUTATION; PATHOGEN; PHENOTYPE; VIRULENCE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING;

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CARBAPENEMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PORINS; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 85028325607     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.13533     Document Type: Article

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