A genomic surveillance framework and genotyping tool for Klebsiella pneumoniae and its related species complex

Margaret M. C. Lam; Ryan R. Wick; Stephen C. Watts; Louise T. Cerdeira; Kelly L. Wyres; Kathryn E. Holt

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24448-3

Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

A genomic surveillance framework and genotyping tool for Klebsiella pneumoniae and its related species complex

Margaret M. C. Lam,
Ryan R. Wick,
Stephen C. Watts,
Louise T. Cerdeira,
Kelly L. Wyres,
Kathryn E. Holt

Affiliations

Margaret M. C. Lam: Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University
Ryan R. Wick: Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University
Stephen C. Watts: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne
Louise T. Cerdeira: Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University
Kelly L. Wyres: Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University
Kathryn E. Holt: Department of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, Monash University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24448-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Klebsiella pneumoniae is a pathogen of increasing public health concern and antimicrobial resistance is becoming more prevalent. Here, the authors describe a K. pneumoniae genotyping tool, Kleborate, that can be used to identify lineages and detect antimicrobial resistance and virulence loci.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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