Iron is important to bacteria. Really important. It’s so important that bacteria secrete special molecules called siderophores to find iron and bring it back to the cell. It goes without saying, then, ...
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded an up to $16 million contract to Tulane University to bring to phase one clinical trial a nasal spray vaccine university researchers ...
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are showing up in wildlife, with birds and foxes acting as unexpected carriers across ...
Three different species of Klebsiella bacteria can cause life-threatening infections in hospital patients and that all three share genes that confer resistance to the most commonly used antibiotics, ...
It's been known that the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae secretes small molecules called siderophores that enable it to acquire iron from a host and fuel its spread. Now, researchers have found that ...
The research team led by Professor Qu investigated the intrahost evolution of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) ST11 by collecting a series of K. pneumoniae strains isolated from a ...
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a type of bacteria that can cause a range of infections, including UTIs and pneumonia. These infections usually develop in hospital settings. People have K. pneumoniae in ...
SEATTLE — Virginia Mason Franciscan Health confirmed two more deaths among infected patients after a Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterial outbreak began in late 2022. The Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria ...
Four patients at a downtown Seattle hospital are dead in connection to an outbreak of a bacteria often found in health care settings that has developed resistance to some antibiotics. The infected ...