Whole genome sequencing indicates Corynebacterium jeikeium comprises 4 separate genomospecies and identifies a dominant genomospecies among clinical isolates

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 304, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1001-1010

  Salipante, Stephen J ^a   Sengupta, Dhruba J ^a   Cummings, Lisa A ^a   Robinson, Aaron ^a   Kurosawa, Kyoko ^a   Hoogestraat, Daniel R ^a   Cookson, Brad T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Clinical testing; Corynebacterium jeikeium; Genomics; Phylogeny; Speciation

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RNA 16S; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CORYNEBACTERIUM JEIKEIUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; GENOME SIZE; GENOMICS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84912016357     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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