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. 2023 Mar 17;13:4448. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-31086-w

Table 5.

Distribution of virulence-associated genes among K serotypes of K. pneumoniae.

K serotype (n) Regulator of mucoid phenotype Siderophore genes Colibactin Iron uptake system Capsular fucose synthesis Adhesins genes No. of isolates
rmpA iroD iroN entB irp-1 clbA clbB kfu wcaG fimH mrkD
K1 (21) + + + + + 1
+ + + + + 2
+ + + + + + 1
+ + + + 7
+ + + + + + 1
+ + + + + 1
+ + + + + 2
+ + + + 2
+ + + + + 1
+ + + 1
+ + + 2
K2 (25) + + + + + + + 2
+ + + + + 1
+ + + + + 1
+ + + + + + + 2
+ + + + + 1
+ + + + 12
+ + + + + 1
+ + + 1
+ + + 3
+ + + + 1
K57 (40) + + + + 35
+ + + 2
+ + + + + 2
+ + + 1
K54 (4) + + + + 1
+ + + + + 1
+ + + + + 1
+ + + + 1
Other (19) + + + 1
+ + + + + 1
+ + + + + 2
+ + 1
+ + + 1
+ + + 1
+ + + + 12