Serotype K1 capsule, rather than magA per se, is really the virulence factor in Klebsiella pneumoniae strains that cause primary pyogenic liver abscess

J Infect Dis. 2006 Aug 1;194(3):403-4; author reply 404-5. doi: 10.1086/505153.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Capsules / physiology
  • Bacterial Proteins / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / microbiology*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / pathogenicity*
  • Liver Abscess, Pyogenic / microbiology*
  • Virulence Factors / physiology

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • MagA protein, Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Virulence Factors