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SUBMITTER: Dell'Annunziata F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7764071 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dell'Annunziata Federica F Ilisso Concetta Paola CP Dell'Aversana Carmela C Greco Giuseppe G Coppola Alessandra A Martora Francesca F Dal Piaz Fabrizio F Donadio Giuliana G Falanga Annarita A Galdiero Marilena M Altucci Lucia L Galdiero Massimiliano M Porcelli Marina M Folliero Veronica V Franci Gianluigi G
Microorganisms 20201213 12
<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> is an opportunistic pathogen that causes nosocomial and community-acquired infections. The spread of resistant strains of <i>K. pneumoniae</i> represents a growing threat to human health, due to the exhaustion of effective treatments. <i>K. pneumoniae</i> releases outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). OMVs are a vehicle for the transport of virulence factors to host cells, causing cell injury. Previous studies have shown changes of gene expression in human bronchial epithe ...[more]