Hypermucoviscosity in Clinical Isolates of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Correlates with High Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (MAR) Index

Relationships between phagocytosis, mucoid phenotype, and genetic characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates

“…Other factors include adherence to host cells via fimbrial and non-fimbrial adhesins, synthesis of siderophores (yersiniabactin, enterobactin, and/or aerobactin) 4 allowing uptake of iron, the presence of lipopolysaccharide to protect bacteria from the bactericidal effect of antibodies and complement system, and the mucoid phenotype of colonies 5 . The latter pathogenicity factor of K. pneumoniae is associated with the presence of a 180 kb plasmid 6,7 .…”