Enhancement of capsular hypermucoviscosity in Klebsiella pneumoniae by Acanthamoeba.

Jian-Ming HuangKo-Chiang SungWei-Chen LinHong-Yue LaiYu-Jen Wang

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2023)

These findings suggest that the interaction between Acanthamoeba and K. pneumoniae could lead to harmful consequences in public health and nosocomial disease control, particularly hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae infections.

Keyphrases

klebsiella pneumoniae
public health
multidrug resistant
escherichia coli
respiratory tract
drug resistant
acinetobacter baumannii
staphylococcus aureus
cystic fibrosis