Temperatures above 37°C increase virulence of a convergent Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 307 strain
Justus U. Müller, Michael Schwabe, Lena-Sophie Swiatek, Stefan E. Heiden, Rabea Schlüter, Max Sittner, Jürgen A. Bohnert, Karsten Becker, Evgeny A. Idelevich, Sebastian Guenther, Elias Eger, Katharina 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