Comparative pangenomics of the Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii complex reveals species structure and accessory genome diversity
Background The Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii complex (CKC) is increasingly recovered from mastitis, but its species boundaries and genomic diversity remain poorly resolved. Methods Following quality screening, we analysed 56 publicly available genomes of C. kroppenstedtii (Ck), C. parakroppenstedtii (Cpak), and C. pse...