Understanding the population structure of Moraxella catarrhalis using core genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST) and a life identification number (LIN) code classification system
Iman Yassine, Keith A. Jolley, James E. Bray, Melissa J. Jansen van Rensburg, Fadheela Patel, Anna E. Sheppard, Heather Joy Zar, Veronica Allen, Lemese Ah Tow, Martin C. J. Maiden, Mark Patrick Nicol, Angela B. Brueggemann
The paper develops a cgMLST scheme and LIN code system to classify Moraxella catarrhalis lineages, revealing two divergent seroresistant and serosensitive lineages with distinct genetic and virulence characteristics.
bioRxiv · Apr 30, 2025 · PreprintGenomics