AbST	aerobactin sequence type
AST	antimicrobial susceptibility testing
bp	base pairs
CAS	Chromazurol S
CFU	colony-forming unit
cKp	classic K. pneumoniae
DR	direct repeat
hvKp	hypervirulent K. pneumoniae
ICE	integrative conjugative element
Inc	incompatibility group
IR	inverted repeat
IS	insertion sequence
kb	kilo base pairs
µL	microliter
mL	milliliter
MLST	multi-locus sequence typing
OD	optical density
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
SmST	salmochelin sequence type
SNP	single-nucleotide polymorphism
SNV	single-nucleotide variant
ST	sequence type
YbST	yersiniabactin sequence type