Genomic insights into the evolution, pathogenicity, and extensively drug-resistance of emerging pathogens Kluyvera and Phytobacter.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Kluyvera is a Gram-negative, flagellated, motile bacillus within the Enterobacteriaceae. The case reports of clinical infections shed light on the importance of this organism as an emerging opportunistic pathogen. The genus Phytobacter, which often be misidentified with Kluyvera, is also an important clinically relevant member of the Enterobacteriaceae. However, the identification of Kluyvera and Phytobacter is problematic, and their phylogenetic relationship remains unclear.

Methods

Here, 81 strains of Kluyvera and 16 strains of Phytobacter were collected. A series of comparative genomics approaches were applied to the phylogenetic relationship reconstruction, virulence related genes profiles descri

SUBMITTER: Huang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10991690 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature