Using 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequencing, we identified 6 patients infected with Elizabethkingia bruuniana treated at E-Da Hospital (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) during 2005-2017. We describe patient characteristics and the molecular characteristics of the E. bruuniana isolates, including their MICs. Larger-scale studies are needed for more robust characterization of this pathogen.
Keywords: 16S rRNA; DNA–DNA hybridization; Elizabethkingia; Elizabethkingia bruuniana; Taiwan; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial susceptibility; average nucleotide identity; bacteria; clinical characteristics; drug susceptibility; fluoroquinolone resistance; phylogeny; quinolone resistance–determining regions; rpoB.