Revised taxonomic classification of the Stenotrophomonas genomes, providing new insights into the genus Stenotrophomonas

The results confirmed that 16S rRNA gene sequencing has low discriminability for the closely related <i>Stenotrophomonas</i> species. The annotated species of a considerable strain were indeed incorrect, especially since many <i>S. maltophilia</i> strains did not belong to this representative pathogenic species of <i>Stenotrophomonas</i>. This makes it necessary to reconsider the evolutionary relationship, pathogenicity, and clinical significance of <i>Stenotrophomonas</i>.