klebsiella pneumoniae

Highly Infectious Superbug Emerges In Chinese Hospital

The hypervirulent superbug behind five deaths in a Chinese hospital is resistant even to last-resort antibiotics.

Tracking The Evolution Of The Next Potential Superbug

Scientists have mapped the genome of the highly diverse Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterium, a pathogen that could potentially be highly virulent and antibiotic-resistant.