Klebsiella pneumoniae: an increasing threat to public health

Table 5 Some selected virulent factors encoded by different strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae

Virulence factors	References
Hypermucoviscous phenotype and mucoviscosity-related genes magA rmpA rmpA2 allS	[30, 42, 47,48,49,50]
Biosynthesis of lipopolysaccharide wabG uge wcaG	[42]
Iron uptake and transport iutA icuA iroN iroB ybtA irp2 kfu entB	[30, 42, 47,48,49,50]
Adhesion Cf29a fimH mrkD	[42, 47, 49, 50]

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