Whole-Genome Sequencing-Based Species Classification, Multilocus Sequence Typing, and Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanism Analysis of the Enterobacter cloacae Complex in Southern China

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The presence and emergence of multiple species/subspecies of ECC have led to diversity and complications at the taxonomic level, which impedes our further understanding of the epidemiology and clinical significance of species/subspecies of ECC. Accurate identification of ECC species is extremely important. Also, it is of great importance to study the carbapenem-resistant genes in ECC and to further understand the mechanism of horizontal transfer of the resistance genes by analyzing the surrounding environment around the genes. The occurrence of ECC carrying two MBL genes also indicates that the selection pressure of bacteria is further increased, suggesting that we need to pay special attention to the emergence of such bacteria in the clinic.