Diversity of Capsular Polysaccharide Gene Clusters in Kpc-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates of Sequence Type 258 Involved in the Italian Epidemic

• Marco Maria D’Andrea,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

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• Francesco Amisano,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

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• Tommaso Giani,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

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• Viola Conte,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

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• Nagaia Ciacci,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

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• Simone Ambretti,

  Affiliation Operative Unit of Clinical Microbiology, St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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• Luisa Santoriello,

  Affiliation Unit of Microbiology, “S. Corona” Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy

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• Gian Maria Rossolini

  * E-mail: gianmaria.rossolini@unisi.it

  Affiliations Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, Clinical Microbiology and Virology Unit, Florence Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy

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