Development of multilocus sequence typing (MLST) for characterization of Pseudomonas putida

n the view of a human pathogen, P. putida is an opportunistic pathogen causing catheter-related bacteremia, cholangitis associated with biliary drainage tubes, cholecystitis, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and war wounds. Outbreaks of P. putida due to contaminated fluids or blood have been reported. Drug resistant P. putida isolates have been reported. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) is a powerful tool to analyze epidemiology of bacteria In this study, we developed MLST for P. putida.