Defining bacterial species: ribosomal MLST and Klebsiella species

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Genomics can be used to identify differences between bacteria that are closely-related. Journey through the genomic analyses and species validation of >10,000 Klebsiella isolates using three different genomic approaches: ribosomal MLST, species-specific tool Kleborate and the gold standard speciation method whole genome ANI.

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Klebsiella species assignment

Journey through the genomic analyses and species validation of >10,000 publicly-available Klebsiella isolates using three different genomic approaches.

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Klebsiella data visualisations

Explore a large set of Klebsiella genomic data, to understand more about where and when these isolates were collected and the diversity in Klebsiella species genome size.

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Klebsiella species timeline

Find out about the discovery of Klebsiella species since 1882 and how the species have been re-characterised and renamed to the present time.

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Klebsiella "Explainers"

Investigate aspects of the story in more detail with these information appendices. Understand more about Klebsiella bacteria, rMLST and how to speciate your isolates.

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