Revisiting the Importance of Virulence Determinant magA and Its Surrounding Genes in Klebsiella pneu...
Revisiting the Importance of Virulence Determinant magA and Its Surrounding Genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae Causing Pyogenic Liver Abscesses: Exact Role in Serotype K1 Capsule Formation
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Oxford: The University of Chicago Press
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Background. Mucoviscosity-associated gene A (magA) is proposed to play a decisive role in the pathogenesis of liver abscesses due to Klebsiella pneumoniae. Although some investigators consider MagA to be a putative Oantigen ligase, it is also reportedly associated with the K1 antigen. Methods. Using magA-positive serotype K1 K. pneumoniae STL43 iso...
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Revisiting the Importance of Virulence Determinant magA and Its Surrounding Genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae Causing Pyogenic Liver Abscesses: Exact Role in Serotype K1 Capsule Formation
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_807260202
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_807260202
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0022-1899
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1537-6613
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10.1086/606010
