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Table 3 The genotypic profile of hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKp) isolated from oysters in Egypt

From: Occurrence of carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in oysters in Egypt: a significant public health issue

HvKp

isolates

(n = 10)

Hypervirulence genes

Peg-344

rmpA2

rmpA

iucA

iroB

Kp.18

+

-

+

+

+

Kp.12

-

+

+

-

-

Kp.16

-

+

+

-

-

Kp.8

+

-

-

+

-

Kp.15

+

+

-

-

-

Kp.31

+

-

+

-

-

Kp.10

+

-

-

-

-

Kp.13

-

+

-

-

-

Kp.17

-

+

-

-

-

Kp.30

+

-

-

-

-

Total (%)

6 (60)

5 (50)

4 (40)

2 (20)

1 (10)

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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

ISSN: 1476-0711

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