The findings were published in npj Biofilms and Microbes. Klebsiella pneumoniae is an opportunistic bacterium that infects patients in hospitals, causing conditions such as pneumonia, urinary ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers investigated whether a cocktail of bacteriophages coding for the depolymerase polysaccharide could effectively disrupt Klebsiella ...

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a method to dismantle protective biofilms produced by Klebsiella pneumoniae, a bacterium known for causing infections like ...

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Most of the disease-causing bacteria secrete matrix-like layers around themselves called biofilms ... infections in mouse models of acute pneumonia and sepsis while sparing healthy microbes ...

Culprit that turns classical Klebsiella pneumoniae into a devastating, drug-resistant killer Date: October 1, 2024 Source: University at Buffalo Summary: New research has identified the genetic ...

If your immune system is weak because of another illness, you are at higher risk of infection with klebsiella pneumoniae. (Photo credit: ROGER HARRIS/Science Source) These germs don’t spread ...