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Phylogenetic tree differ between including and excluding other species bacteria within same genus

Hello, I am new microbiology researcher currently researching bacteria using whole genome sequencing and currently doing analysis. I intend to create bacteria phylogenetic tree using BV-BRC services. The tree was succesfully created using MAFFT program with 1000 single copy gene settings. I tried creating the tree by including other bacteria with different species but same genus and without including it. The question is :

  1. Is the "different species but same genus" bacteria can be categorized as outgroup? How can I determine an outgroup for a particular tree?
  2. Is outgroup necessary for creating a phylogenetic tree? I'm more familiar to rooted phylogenetic tree so, can I create a rooted tree without including an outgroup?
  3. I intend to observe the relationship between isolate and correlate it with its sequence type. Which tree is the most valid tree in this case?

Here I attached picture containing both tree using and not using other species bacteria. Note the isolate is labeled using number, the same number before a full stop means the same species of bacteria. All of the isolate is within the same genus.

Thank you for your help and suggestion. :)

(First picture : Only containing 1 species of bacteria)

Only containing 1 species of bacteria

(Second picture : Including other species bacteria but still within the same genus)

Including other species bacteria but still within the same genus

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