Abstract
A patient with cystic fibrosis became chronically colonised with an unusual non-fermenting Gram-negative rod that could be cultured on Burkholderia cepacia selective agar. Phenotypic characterisation by VITEK-2 suggested identification as Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, however 16S rRNA gene sequencing revealed it belonged to a putative novel species of genus Dyella. Thirty months after the initial detection, the patient produced a high level of precipitating antibodies against the bacterium.
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MeSH terms
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Carrier State / immunology
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Carrier State / microbiology*
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Cluster Analysis
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Cystic Fibrosis / complications*
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / immunology
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
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Humans
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Xanthomonadaceae / classification
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Xanthomonadaceae / growth & development
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Xanthomonadaceae / immunology*
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Xanthomonadaceae / isolation & purification
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S