Genetic and Functional Analysis of the <i>pks</i> Gene in Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates
Chenshuo Luo, Yanshu Chen, Xueni Hu, Shanjian Chen, Yulan Lin, Xiaoqian Liu, Bin Yang
Abstract
The infection rate with pks -positive K. pneumoniae has been increasing in recent years. Two previous surveys in Taiwan reported 25.6% pks gene islands and 16.7% pks -positive K. pneumoniae strains in bloodstream infections, and Chinese scholars also did a survey of K. pneumoniae bloodstream infections in Changsha, China, and found 26.8% pks -positive K. pneumoniae .
Topics & Concepts
Klebsiella pneumoniaeBiologyGeneticsKlebsiellaGeneMicrobiologyEscherichia coliAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacteriophages and microbial interactionsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies