Virus Res 2022 Jun 18;314:198750. Epub 2022 Mar 18.
College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, No.1 Weigang, Xuanwu District Nanjing City, 210095, China; Key Lab of Animal Bacteriology, Ministry of Agriculture, No.1 Weigang, Xuanwu District Nanjing City, 210095, China; OIE Reference Lab for Swine Streptococcosis, No.1 Weigang, Xuanwu District Nanjing City, 210095, China; MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, No.1 Weigang, Xuanwu District Nanjing City, 210095, China. Electronic address:
In recent years, Klebsiella pneumoniae has caused an increase in the number of serious infections associated with pneumonia, septicemia, urinary tract infections, and pyogenic liver abscess. In this study, a phage P929, isolated from hospital sewage in Jiangsu, could specifically infect K. pneumoniae KL19 capsular type by forming plaques with a translucent halo that expanded over time. Read More