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SUBMITTER: Cho YY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9504348 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cho Yun Young YY Kim Jee Hong JH Kim Hyunkeun H Lee Junghwa J Im Se Jin SJ Ko Kwan Soo KS
Microorganisms 20220913 9
In this study, we investigate the characteristics of two main clones of carbapenemase-producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> isolates from South Korea, ST11 and ST307, including carbapenem-susceptible isolates. Antibiotic susceptibility, serotype or <i>wzi</i> allelic type, the presence of virulence genes, and virulence with respect to serum resistance and macrophage internalization were determined for ST11 and ST307 isolates. ST11 isolates had a wide range of characteristics, including serotype ...[more]