Two novel Enterobacter species, Enterobacter chinensis sp. nov. and Enterobacter rongchengensis sp. nov., recovered from clinical samples carrying multiple virulence factors.

ABSTRACT: Two Enterobacter strains 170198^T and 170250^T were isolated from clinical blood samples from distinct patients in a hospital in Chengdu, China, in 2022. These isolates were subjected to whole-genome sequencing. A phylogenomic tree based on 2,096 concatenated core genes showed that the two strains were clustered within the genus Enterobacter. The average nucleotide identity (ANI) and in silico DNA-DNA hybridization (isDDH) values between each of the two strains and type strains of all currently known Enterobacter species were determined. The two strains belonged to two novel species as the highest ANI and isDDH values with type strains of all currently known Enterobacter species below the cutoff for species demarcation (9

SUBMITTER: He Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11302248 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature