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Abstract
Strains of Klebsiella of the species (or 'patho-bio-sero-geogroups') Kl. atlantae, Kl. edwardsii and Kl. rhinoscleromatis produced neither haemagglutinins (HAs) nor fimbriae; strains of Kl. ozaenae were HA- but some produced type-6 fimbriae; and strains of Kl. pneumoniae (sensu stricto) and Kl. aerogenes that produced the mannose-sensitive HA (MS-HA) formed type-1 fimbriae. Most strains of Kl. aerogenes produced, in addition, one or both of the mannose-resistant HAs, MR/K-HA or MR/P-HA. The former, associated with type-3 fimbriae, was produced by 95%, and the latter by 57%, of the Kl. aerogenes strains. Some of the properties of the MR/P-HA, apparently a non-fimbrial HA not previously recognised in Klebsiella, are described.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6137469 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1983.tb02661.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Appl Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-8847