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. 2023 Mar 13;11(2):e03984-22. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03984-22

TABLE 3.

Molecular characteristics of 45 hypervirulent K.pneumoniae isolatesa

Isolate Serotype ST type Peg-344 rmpA magA allS iutA Uge iroN kfuBC ybtA String test
Isolate hvKp1 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp2 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp3 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp4 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp5 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp6 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp7 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp8 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp9 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp10 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp11 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp12 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp13 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp14 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp15 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp16 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp17 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp18 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp19 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp20 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp21 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp22 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp23 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp24 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp25 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp26 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp27 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp28 K1 ST23 + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp29 K1 ST367 + + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp30 K1 ST25 + + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp31 K2 ST65 + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp32 K2 ST65 + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp33 K2 ST65 + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp34 K2 ST86 + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp35 K2 ST86 + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp36 K2 ST375 + + + + +
Isolate hvKp37 K2 ST375 + + + + +
Isolate hvKp38 K20 ST420 + + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp39 K54 ST29 + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp40 K54 ST29 + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp41 K57 ST218 + + + + + +
Isolate hvKp42 K57 ST218 + + + +
Isolate hvKp43 NT ST412 + + + + +
Isolate hvKp44 NT ST412 + + + +
Isolate hvKp45 NT ST412 + + + + +
a

magA, mucoviscosity-associated gene A; allS, allantoin metabolism; iutA, encode the aerobactin; uge, UDP galacturonate 4-epimerase; iroN, iron system capture; kfuBC, iron transport and phosphotransferase; ybtA, dsiderophore yersiniabactin. NT, not a K1, K2, K5, K20, K54, or K57 serotype.