Whole Genome Sequencing of Danish Reveals a Genetically Diverse Collection with Clear Separation from .

() is a newly identified species that has been misidentified as () and is clinically relevant. We identified 25 genomes in our collection of whole genome sequenced . These genomes were compared to publicly available genomes and a phylogeny revealed seven clusters corresponding to seven clonal complexes. The genome of was found to be different from the genome of and a core genome analysis showed that ~33% of the total gene pool was shared between the two species, at 90% homology level. An assessment of mobile elements shows flow of SCC cassettes, plasmids, phages, and pathogenicity islands, between and . This dataset emphasizes that and are two separate species that share genetic material.