TY - JOUR AU - Schroll, Casper AU - Barken, Kim B. AU - Krogfelt, Karen A. AU - Struve, Carsten PY - 2010 DA - 2010/06/23 TI - Role of type 1 and type 3 fimbriae in Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm formation JO - BMC Microbiology SP - 179 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important gram-negative opportunistic pathogen causing primarily urinary tract infections, respiratory infections, and bacteraemia. The ability of bacteria to form biofilms on medical devices, e.g. catheters, has a major role in development of many nosocomial infections. Most clinical K. pneumoniae isolates express two types of fimbrial adhesins, type 1 fimbriae and type 3 fimbriae. In this study, we characterized the role of type 1 and type 3 fimbriae in K. pneumoniae biofilm formation. SN - 1471-2180 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-10-179 DO - 10.1186/1471-2180-10-179 ID - Schroll2010 ER -