Genetic diversity, mobilisation and spread of the yersiniabactin-encoding mobile element ICEKp in Klebsiella pneumoniae populations
M. M. C. Lam, R. R. Wick, K. L. Wyres, C. Gorrie, L. M. Judd, A. Jenney, S. Brisse, K. E. Holt
The paper analyzes the prevalence and evolution of yersiniabactin-encoding mobile elements in Klebsiella pneumoniae using whole genome sequences, identifying diverse lineages and novel dispersal mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2018Microbiology