Temperatures above 37°C increase virulence of a convergent Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 307 strain
J. U. Mueller, M. Schwabe, L.-S. Swiatek, S. E. Heiden, R. Schlüter, M. Sittner, J. A. Bohnert, K. Becker, E. A. Idelevich, S. Guenther, E. Eger, K. Schaufler
This study shows that temperatures above 37°C increase hypermucoviscosity and virulence in a convergent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain, potentially due to plasmid-encoded factors and temperature-dependent regulatory changes.
bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology