Klebsiella pneumoniae: Prevalence, Reservoirs, Antimicrobial Resistance, Pathogenicity, and Infection: A Hitherto Unrecognized Zoonotic Bacterium

Y Hu, J Anes, S Devineau, S Fanning - Foodborne pathogens and …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae is considered an opportunistic pathogen, constituting an ongoing
health concern for immunocompromised patients, the elderly, and neonates. Reports on the …

Endophytic lifestyle of global clones of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing priority pathogens in fresh vegetables: a Trojan horse strategy favoring human …

R Lopes, D Fuentes-Castillo, H Fontana, L Rodrigues… - …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The global spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their resistance genes is a critical issue
that is no longer restricted to hospital settings, but also represents a growing problem …

Pandemic Clones of CTX-M-15 Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST15, ST147, and ST307 in Companion Parrots

YM Davies, MPV Cunha, M Dropa, N Lincopan… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Psittacine birds are commonly kept as companion birds and the maintenance of these birds
in captivity may represent a zoonotic risk and contribute to the propagation of multidrug …

Exploring the Genome and Phenotype of Multi-Drug Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae of Clinical Origin

J Anes, D Hurley, M Martins, S Fanning - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important nosocomial pathogen with an extraordinary resistant
phenotype due to a combination of acquired resistant-elements and efflux mechanisms. In …

In-vivo loss of carbapenem resistance by extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae during treatment via porin expression modification

S Bialek-Davenet, N Mayer, J Vergalli, M Duprilot… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Klebsiella pneumoniae, an Enterobacteriaceae that mostly causes hospital-acquired
infections, belongs to the recently published WHO's list of antibiotic-resistant pathogens that …

IncX3 plasmid harboring a non-Tn4401 genetic element (NTEKPC) in a hospital-associated clone of KPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST340/CG258

LT Cerdeira, MPV Cunha, GR Francisco… - … and infectious disease, 2017 - Elsevier
IncX-type plasmids have achieved clinical significance for their contribution in the
dissemination of genes confering resistance to carbapenems (most bla KPC-and bla NDM …

Genomic insights into the pathogenicity and environmental adaptability of Enterococcus hirae R17 isolated from pork offered for retail sale

Z Peng, M Li, W Wang, H Liu, S Fanning, Y Hu… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic information about Enterococcus hirae is limited, a feature that has compromised our
understanding of these clinically challenging bacteria. In this study, comparative analysis …

Detection and Whole-Genome Analysis of a High-Risk Clone of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST340/CG258 Producing CTX-M-15 in a Companion Animal

J Valencia-Bacca, MM Silva, L Cerdeira… - Microbial Drug …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
The emergence and dissemination of high-risk clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing
extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) in animal infections is a critical issue. We report …

Immunogenic characteristics of the outer membrane phosphoporin as a vaccine candidate against Klebsiella pneumoniae

G Hu, X Chen, W Chu, Z Ma, Y Miao, X Luo, Y Fu - Veterinary Research, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) has caused disease outbreaks in different
animals, resulting in serious economic losses and biosafety concerns. Considering the …

Yersiniabactin, Colibactin and Wider Resistome Contribute to Enhanced Virulence and Persistence of KPC-2-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae CG258 in South …

LT Cerdeira, F Esposito, MMC Lam, KL Wyres… - BioRxiv, 2018 - biorxiv.org
The emergence and dissemination of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella
pneumoniae (CR-hvKp) is a worrisome public health issue compromising the treatment and …