We are pleased to announce seven new wgMLST schemas for Acinetobacter baumannii, Citrobacter spp., Klebsiella aerogenes (formerly known as Enterobacter aerogenes), Enterobacter cloacae, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, and Serratia marcescens, respectively. This brings the total of available wgMLST schemas to twenty-one.
These extra schemas will make whole genome sequence typing even easier for BioNumerics users, cementing its reputation as the ultimate microbial data analysis software.
The Acinetobacter baumannii wgMLST schema
wgMLST loci: 5,619
MLST loci: 14
Total loci: 5,633
The Citrobacter spp. wgMLST schema
wgMLST loci: 29,169
MLST loci: 7
Total loci: 29,176
The Klebsiella aerogenes wgMLST schema
wgMLST loci: 14,222
The Enterobacter cloacae wgMLST schema
wgMLST loci: 15,605
MLST loci: 7
Total loci: 15,612
The Enterococcus faecalis wgMLST schema
wgMLST loci: 5,285
MLST loci: 7
Total loci: 5,292
The Enterococcus faecium wgMLST schema
wgMLST loci: 5,489
MLST loci: 7
Total loci: 5,496
The Serratia marcescens wgMLST schema
wgMLST loci: 9,377
The results
All whole-genome multi-locus sequence typing schemas have been evaluated and thoroughly tested by our biologists and collaborators. Great care has been taken to create an analysis procedure that minimizes sample artifacts, while maintaining an enormous discriminatory power that supersedes the core genome schema or other current typing standards.
Try it on your own data now!
To start using the wgMLST approach for typing of your own isolates, request your Calculation Engine project. For an easy introduction, we have several wgMLST tutorials available online. We look forward to your discoveries!