Details of assembly methods and in silico genotyping for Clostridioides

All MLST-like typing methods in EnteroBase are derived from a genome assembly of sequenced reads. For an explanation of this method, see here
For a general description of the in silico typing method, see here

MLST – Classic	Ribosomal MLST (Jolley, 2012)	Core Genome MLST	Whole Genome MLST
7 Loci	53 Loci	2,556 Loci	11,490 Loci
Conserved Housekeeping genes	Ribosomal proteins	Core genes	Any coding sequence
Highly conserved; Low resolution	Highly conserved; Medium resolution	Variable; High resolution	Highly variable; Extreme resolution
Different scheme for each species/genus	Single scheme across tree of life	Different scheme for each species/genus	Different scheme for each species/genus

7 Gene MLST

The classic MLST scheme for Clostridioides is described in Griffiths et al (2010) J. Clin. Microbiol. 48, 770-778.

Genes included in 7 gene MLST (together with the length of sequence used for MLST taken from table 1 in the above cited paper):