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In this study, a total of 22\u00a0K\n                    <jats:italic>. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n                    isolates were assessed for their genetic and phenotypic relatedness by multi-locus sequence typing (MLST), endonuclease S1 nuclease pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (S1-PFGE), and\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    antibiotic susceptibility testing. In addition, the beta-lactamase gene (\n                    <jats:italic>bla<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>KPC<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) was characterized to determine the spread and outbreak of\n                    <jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n                    carbapenemase (KPC)-producing enterobacterial pathogens. Using these ST11 carbapenem-resistant\n                    <jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n                    isolates, three phages (NL_ZS_1, NL_ZS_2, and NL_ZS_3) from the family of\n                    <jats:italic>Podoviridae<\/jats:italic>\n                    were isolated and characterized to evaluate the application of lytic phages against the MDR\n                    <jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n                    isolates.\n                    <jats:italic>In vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    inhibition assays with three phages and\n                    <jats:italic>K. pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n                    strain ZS15 demonstrated the strong lytic potential of the phages, however, followed by the rapid growth of phage-resistant and phage-sensitive mutants, suggesting several anti-phage mechanisms had developed in the host populations. 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