Laboratory Misidentifications Resulting from Taxonomic Changes to <i>Bacillus cereus</i> Group Species, 2018–2022
Laura M. Carroll, Itumeleng Matle, Jasna Kovač, Rachel A. Miller, Martin Wiedmann
Abstract
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is being applied increasingly to Bacillus cereus group species; however, misinterpretation of WGS results may have severe consequences. We report 3 cases, 1 of which was an outbreak, in which misinterpretation of B. cereus group WGS results hindered communication within public health and industrial laboratories.
Topics & Concepts
Bacillus cereusCereusBiologyWhole genome sequencingOutbreakGenomeZoologyGeneticsGeneBacteriaVirologyBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchBacteriophages and microbial interactionsAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria