Carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae, frequently conferred by the blaKPC gene, is a major public health threat. We sequenced a blaKPC-containing strain of K. pneumoniae belonging to the emergent lineage ST941, in order to better understand the evolution of blaKPC within this species. Copyright © 2016 Sheppard et al.
Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01649-15
Year: 2016