Isolation and characterization of aquatic-borne Klebsiella pneumoniae from tropical estuaries in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Barati, A., Ghaderpour, A., Chew, L.L., Bong, C.W., Thong, Kwai Lin, Chong, V.C., Chai, L.C.
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2016
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18464/; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13040426
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic pathogen that is responsible for causing nosocomial and community-acquired infections. Despite its common presence in soil and aquatic environments, the virulence potential of K. pneumoniae isolates of environmental origin is largely unknown. Hence, in this...