Problems with the Oxford Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Acinetobacter baumannii: Do Sequence Type 92 (ST92) and ST109 Exist?

J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Jul;55(7):2287-2289. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00533-17. Epub 2017 May 10.

Authors

Mohammad Hamidian¹, Steven J Nigro¹, Ruth M Hall²

Affiliations

¹ School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia ruth.hall@sydney.edu.au.

No abstract available

Keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii; ST109; ST208; ST231; ST92; multilocus sequence typing (MLST).

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology
Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
Acinetobacter baumannii / classification*
Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects
Acinetobacter baumannii / genetics*
Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Carbapenems / pharmacology
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Humans
Multilocus Sequence Typing / methods*
beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis
beta-Lactamases / genetics

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Carbapenems
DNA, Bacterial
beta-Lactamases