Draft genome sequence of Klebsiella pneumoniae KLEB-33: a convergent biofilm hyperforming multiresistant strain belonging to the emerging ST16 lineage harboring multiple hypervirulence genes

Abstract

The emergence of convergent Klebsiella pneumoniae strains showing multiresistance, characteristic of nosocomial pathotypes and hypervirulent traits typical of community-acquired isolates, makes them important models for studying K. pneumoniae pathogenesis. Here, we describe the convergent, multidrug-resistant KLEB-33 strain harboring several hypervirulence genes and make its genome available to the scientific community.

Keywords: Klebsiella pneumoniae; OXA-48; ST16; biofilm formation; convergent; hypermucoviscous; hypervirulence; multidrug resistance.