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A Genomic Approach To Identify Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii Strains with Enhanced Competitive Fitness in the Lungs during Multistrain Pneumonia

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Microbial competition is most often studied at the genus or species level, but interstrain competition has been less thoroughly examined. Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important pathogen in the context of hospital-acquired pneumonia, and a better understanding of strain competition in the lungs could explain why some strains of this bacterium are more frequently isolated from pneumonia patients than others.

Source: Infection and Immunity

DOI: 10.1128/iai.00871-18

Authors: Mallory J. Agard, Egon A. Ozer, Andrew R. Morris, Raul Piseaux, Alan R. Hauser

Institution: Northwestern University

Language: English

Topic: Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Subfield: Molecular Medicine

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, Feinberg School of Medicine, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases