Klebsiella oxytoca Complex: Update on Taxonomy, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence
Jing Yang, Haiyan Long, Ya Hu, Yu Feng, Alan McNally, Zhiyong Zong
Abstract
Klebsiella oxytoca is actually a complex of nine species— Klebsiella grimontii , Klebsiella huaxiensis , Klebsiella michiganensis , K. oxytoca , Klebsiella pasteurii , Klebsiella spallanzanii , and three unnamed novel species. Phenotypic tests can assign isolates to the complex, but precise species identification requires genome-based analysis.
Topics & Concepts
Klebsiella oxytocaVirulenceKlebsiellaMicrobiologyBiologyTigecyclineAntimicrobialPathogenEnterobacteriaceaeHuman pathogenAntibiotic resistanceDrug resistanceGenePlasmodium falciparumBacteriaPlasmidBeta-lactamaseKlebsiella pneumoniaeAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing