Convergence and global epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae plasmids harbouring the iuc3 virulence locus.
Marjorie J. Gibbon, Natacha Couto, Keira Cozens, Samia Habib, Lauren A. Cowley, David M. Aanensen, Jukka Corander, Harry A. Thorpe, Marit Andrea Klokkhammer Hetland, Davide Sassera, Cristina Merla, Marta Corbella, Carolina Ferrari, Katy Turner, Kwanrawee Sirikancha, , Edward J. Feil
The paper characterizes iuc3-carrying plasmids in Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, identifying convergent plasmids with resistance and virulence genes and highlighting their global epidemiology.
bioRxiv · Jan 5, 2024 · PreprintGenomics