Abstract
Multiregional outbreaks of meningitis-like disease caused by Elizabethkingia miricola were confirmed in black-spotted frog farms in China in 2016. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that this amphibian E. miricola strain is closely related to human clinical isolates. Our findings indicate that E. miricola can be epizootic and may pose a threat to humans.
Keywords:
China; Elizabethkingia miricola; Pelophylax nigromaculatus; amphibian; bacillus; bacteria; black-spotted frog; frog; genetic diversity; zoonoses; zoonotic pathogen.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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China / epidemiology
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Farms
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Flavobacteriaceae / classification
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Flavobacteriaceae / genetics
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Flavobacteriaceae / isolation & purification
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Flavobacteriaceae / pathogenicity*
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Flavobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology
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Flavobacteriaceae Infections / mortality
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Flavobacteriaceae Infections / transmission
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Flavobacteriaceae Infections / veterinary*
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Meningitis, Bacterial / epidemiology
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Meningitis, Bacterial / mortality
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Meningitis, Bacterial / transmission
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Meningitis, Bacterial / veterinary*
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Phylogeny
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Ranidae / microbiology
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Survival Analysis