Rhinoscleroma pathogenesis: The type K3 capsule of Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis is a virulence factor not involved in Mikulicz cells formation.

• Main Authors: Barbara Corelli (Author), Ana S Almeida (Author), Fabiane Sonego (Author), Virginia Castiglia (Author), Cindy Fevre (Author), Sylvain Brisse (Author), Philippe J Sansonetti (Author), Régis Tournebize (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rhinoscleroma is a human specific chronic granulomatous infection of the nose and upper airways caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. rhinoscleromatis. Although considered a rare disease, it is endemic in low-income countries where hygienic conditions are poor. A hallmar...