Relationship Between Drug Resistance Characteristics and Biofilm Formation in Klebsiella Pneumoniae Strains

Abstract

Compared to <i>hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> (<i>hvKP</i>), classical <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> (<i>cKP</i>) has a tendency to acquire antibiotic resistance. Our study showed that genes encoding <i>rmpA, K1</i> or <i>K2</i>, and <i>kfu</i> were highly associated with <i>hvKP</i>.