We are pleased to announce five new wgMLST schemas for Clostridium difficile, Cronobacter spp., Enterococcus raffinosus, Klebsiella oxytoca, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, respectively. This brings the total of available wgMLST schemas to fourteen.
These extra schemas will make whole genome sequence typing even easier for BioNumerics users, cementing its reputation as the ultimate microbial data analysis software.
The Clostridium difficile wgMLST schema
Core loci: 1,999
Accessory loci: 6,713
MLST loci: 14
PubMLST CWP cluster genes: 6
PubMLST other loci: 13
Total loci: 8,745
The Cronobacter spp. wgMLST schema
cogMLST loci: 1,865
Gcog loci: 222 (subset of cogMLST)
O-serotype loci: 2 (subset of cogMLST)
Accessory loci: 13,862
MLST loci: 12
Total loci: 15,739
The Enterococcus raffinosus wgMLST schema
wgMLST loci: 4,470
The Klebsiella oxytoca wgMLST schema
wgMLST loci: 16,270
MLST loci: 7
Total loci: 16,277
The Neisseria gonorrhoeae wgMLST schema
wgMLST loci: 2,424
MLST loci: 7
Total loci: 2,431
The results
All whole-genome multi-locus sequence typing schemas have been evaluated and thoroughly tested by our biologists and collaborators. Great care has been taken to create an analysis procedure that minimizes sample artifacts, while maintaining an enormous discriminatory power that supersedes the core genome schema or other current typing standards.
Try it on your own data now!
To start using the wgMLST approach for typing of your own isolates, request your Calculation Engine project. For an easy introduction, we have several wgMLST tutorials available online. We look forward to your discoveries!