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. 2015 Apr 1;6(2):162–172. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2015.1016703

Table 4.

The genotypes of rmpA and rmpA2 among K. pneumoniae without hypermucoviscosity phenotype

  ESBL-KP
 Non-ESBL-KP    
Genotype 2004 – 2005 (n = 52) 2007 – 2010 (n = 129) 2004 – 2005 (n = 78) Gene mutation Examples of gene sequence
rmpA-positive rmpA2-positive 5 (9.6%)
Strains:
K1 (KP420)
K1 (KP425)
Non-K1/K2 (KP315, 502, 534)		 23 (17.8%) 14 (17.9%)
Strains:
K1 (472, 500, 521, 560)
K2 (KP309, 400, 401, 413)
Non-K1/K2 (KP342, 394, 430, 445, 507, 564)		 mutation of rmpA/rmpA2
(n = 42)		 See Figures 1 and 2: strains KP 309, 401, 420, and 425
rmpA-positive rmpA2-negative 3 (5.8%)
Strains:
K1 (KP510)
Non-K1/K2 (KP419, 504)		 0 5 (6.4%)
Strains:
K1 (KP482)
K2 (KP291, 451)
Non-K1/K2 (KP368, 506)		 mutation of rmpA
(n = 8)		 See Figure 1: strain KP 291
rmpA-negative
rmpA2-positive		 3 (5.8%)
Strains:
Non-K1/K2
(KP567,
KP621,
KP696)		 11 (8.5%) 0 mutation of rmpA2
(n = 14)		 Not shown
rmpA-negative
rmpA2-negative		 41 (78.8%)
Strains:
K1(KP536)
K1(KP537)
Non-K1/K2 (KP277, 283, 307, 310, 409, 523 )		 95 (73.6%) 59 (75.6%)
Strains:
K2 (KP473, 485, 664)
Non-K1/K2 (KP282,
292, 300, 304, 311, 335, 351, 360, 372, 392, 431, 450, 481, 508, 530, 548, 562)		 nil nil