Klebsiella quasipneumoniae is a new bacterial species that has been recently described. It is broadly related to K. pneumoniae and K. variicola. K. quasipneumoniae subsp. quasipneumoniae and K. variicola isolates with hypermucoviscosity phenotype have been described.. Analysis and characterization of K. quasipneumoniae subsp. quasipneumoniae and K. quasipneumoniae subsp. similipneumoniae.

Identify K. quasipneumoniae subsp. quasipneumoniae and K. quasipneumoniae subsp. similipneumoniae clinical isolates for genomic characterization.