Draft Genome Sequences of Clinical K1-Type Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Isolated in Russia.

Klebsiella pneumoniae of capsular type K1 is the most common causative agent of both health care-associated and community-acquired infections. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of 10 K1-type K. pneumoniae strains isolated from patients in an infectious disease hospital and neurosurgical intensive care unit in Russia.

Draft Genome Sequences of 10 Clinical K2-Type Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Isolated in Russia.

We report here the genome sequences of 10 Klebsiella pneumoniae strains of capsular type K2 isolated in Russia from patients in an infectious clinical hospital and neurosurgical intensive care unit. The draft genome sizes range from 5.34 to 5.87 Mb and include 5,448 to 6,137 protein-coding sequences.

Genome Sequences of Two NDM-1 Metallo-ß-Lactamase-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae with a High Degree of Similarity, One of Which Contains Prophage.

We report genome sequences of two NDM-1 metallo-ß-lactamase-producing multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates of sequence type 147 (ST147) from one hospital. The genomes are highly similar and differ in prophage located in the chromosome of K. pneumoniae KPB-1470/16 and in the additional plasmid-carrying blaOXA-48 gene in K. pneumoniae KPB-417/16.

Genome sequencing and comparative analysis of three hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae strains isolated in Russia.

The prevalence and characteristics of hypermucoviscous (HV) strains among Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in Russian hospitals were investigated. The HV strains accounted for 11% of the K. pneumoniae isolates collected in the period from 2011 to 2016, and were characterized as belonging to the K1, K2, K20 and K57 serotypes. Whole genome sequences (WGSs) of K. pneumoniae HV clinical strains KPi261 (SCPM-O-B-7850) and KPB4010 (SCPM-O-B-7846) belonging to the K1 and K2 capsular types, as well as WGSs of K. pneumoniae strain KPM9 (SCPM-O-B-7749) of the K20 capsular type isolated from freshwater, were completed. The final draft genome sequences of KPi261, KPB4010 and KPM9 strains consisted of 5 719 189, 5 431 785 and 5 427 926 bp with 57.0, 57.1 and 57.4% GC content, respectively. The chromosomal and plasmid genes associated with K. pneumoniae virulence including the capsular polysaccharide synthesis gene cluster, mucoid phenotype regulator rmpA and transcriptional activator rmpA2, the all operon associated with allantoin metabolism, the kfu operon involved in iron uptake, the aerobactin-producing system iucABCDiutA, and the iron-transport systems iroBCDN and fecIRA were detected.