Detection of hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 86 capsular type K2 in South America as an unexpected cause of a fatal outbreak in captivity marmosets
J. Guerra, N. Fernandes, A. Santos, J. Barrel, B. Petri, L. Milanelo, M. Tiba-Casas, A. Liserre, C. Goncalves, C. Sacchi, J. Catao-Dias, C. H. Camargo
The paper identifies hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae ST86 K2 as the cause of a fatal marmoset outbreak in Brazil, highlighting its zoonotic potential and public health implications.
bioRxiv · Feb 2, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology