PRJNA471164
Isolation and characterization of lactose-positive Enterobacteriaceae from preterm neonates in Norwich, England
Faeces of 109 preterm neonates was screened for lactose-positive Enterobacteriaceae using MacConkey agar. Isolates were tentatively identified using API 20E, then characterized fully using whole-genome sequence analyses. Carriage rates were determined for species. Pangenome analysis of K. oxytoca isolates was done, confirming separation of isolates into the three known phylogroups (Ko1, K. michiganensis; Ko2, K. oxytoca; Ko6, K. grimontii). Preprint associated with work https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/761924v1