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Joseph J. Wanford

King's College LondonORCID 0000-0002-8099-8696Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Simple Sequence Repeats Mediate Phase Variation of the Mucoid Phenotype in Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

Oliwia Stawarska, Aarabhi Ravikrishnan Nair, Ania W. Y. Man, Luke R. Green, Ozcan Gazioglu, Francesco Flandi, Margaret M. C. Lam, Kathryn E. Holt, Hasan Yeşilkaya, Marco Rinaldo Oggioni, José Antonio Bengoechea, Charlotte Odendall, Alex J. McCarthy, Joseph J. Wanford

This study identifies simple sequence repeats in rmpA and rmpD/rmpC genes that mediate phase variation of the mucoid phenotype in hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, enabling adaptation to different infection niches.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology