Genomic insights of Pannonibacter phragmitetus strain 31801 isolated from a patient with a liver abscess.

ABSTRACT: Pannonibacter phragmitetus is a bioremediation reagent for the detoxification of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAHs) while it rarely infects healthy populations. However, infection by the opportunistic pathogen P. phragmitetus complicates diagnosis and treatments, and poses a serious threat to immunocompromised patients owing to its multidrug resistance. Unfortunately, genome features, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence potentials in P. phragmitetus have not been reported before. A predominant colony (31801) was isolated from a liver abscess patient, indicating that it accounted for the infection. To investigate its infection mechanism(s) in depth, we sequenced this bacterial genome and tested its antimicrobial resistance. Average nucleotide identity (ANI) analysis a

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5727363 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature