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Revisiting the taxonomy of the genus Elizabethkingia using whole-genome sequencing, optical mapping, and MALDI-TOF, along with proposal of three novel Elizabethkingia species: Elizabethkingia bruuniana sp. nov., Elizabethkingia ursingii sp. nov., and Elizabethkingia occulta sp. nov.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - 1 Jan 2018
Nicholson Ainsley C, Gulvik Christopher A, Whitney Anne M, Humrighouse Ben W, Graziano James, Emery Brian, Bell Melissa, Loparev Vladimir, Juieng Phalasy, Gartin Jarrett, Bizet Chantal, Clermont Dominique, Criscuolo Alexis, Brisse Sylvain, McQuiston John R
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The genus Elizabethkingia is genetically heterogeneous, and the phenotypic similarities between recognized species pose challenges in correct identification of clinically derived isolates. In addition to the type species Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, and more recently proposed Elizabethkingia miricola, Elizabethkingia anophelis and Elizabethkingia endophytica, four genomospecies have long been recognized. By...
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