magA is not a specific virulence gene for Klebsiella pneumoniae strains causing liver abscess but is part of the capsular polysaccharide gene cluster of K. pneumoniae serotype K1
- 1 June 2006
- journal article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 55 (6), 803-804
- https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46368-0
Abstract
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