FIG 2.

Geographical distribution of MLST types among 416 clinical P. aeruginosa strains collected from 10 tertiary hospitals in Guangdong, China, from 2017 to 2020. A total of 149 known STs and 72 new STs of strains were identified among these strains. The most prevalent STs were ST244 (n = 17), ST274 (n = 13), ST1971 (n = 12), ST313 (n = 11), ST357 (n = 11), ST179 (n = 9), ST532 (n = 8), ST773 (n = 7), ST253 (n = 7), ST316 (n = 6), ST277 (n = 5), and ST606 (n = 4). The high-risk STs are depicted in red text. The shading represents the observed clonal complex.