Functional Characterization of Plasmid-Borne rmpADC Homologues in Klebsiella pneumoniae
ABSTRACT Expression of the hypermucoviscosity (HMV) phenotype and capsular polysaccharide (CPS) biosynthesis in Klebsiella pneumoniae were reported to be encoded by genes located in the chromosomal rmp locus.However, the functions of the rmp locus in the virulence plasmid remained unclear, and most of the rmp loci in clinical K.pneumoniae are plasm