Elizabethkingia
Sign in to saveElizabethkingia is a genus of bacterium in the order of Flavobacteriales. It was established in 2005 from a branch in of the genus Chryseobacterium, and named after Elizabeth O. King, the discoverer of the type species. Elizabethkingia has been found in soil, rivers, and reservoirs worldwide. The genus contains several pathogenic species, such as E. meningoseptica and E. anophelis.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumBacteroidota
- ClassBacteroidia
- OrderFlavobacteriales
- FamilyWeeksellaceae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Weeksellaceae
- Named after
- Elizabeth O. King
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- Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Blood agar plate.JPG
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- gram-negative bacteria
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- In children
- ''Elizabethkingia'' infections in dogs and cats
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Elizabethkingia is a genus of bacterium in the order of Flavobacteriales. It was established in 2005 from a branch in of the genus Chryseobacterium, and named after Elizabeth O. King, the discoverer of the type species. Elizabethkingia has been found in soil, rivers, and reservoirs worldwide. The genus contains several pathogenic species, such as E. meningoseptica and E. anophelis.
== Classification == The genus includes four species: Elizabethkingia anophelis, isolated from Anopheles mosquitoes, can cause respiratory tract illness in humans, the cause of a 2016 outbreak centered in Wisconsin. Elizabethkingia endophytica, isolated from blemished stems of sweet corn, Zea mays Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, can cause outbreaks of neonatal meningitis in premature newborns and infants Elizabethkingia miricola, isolated from condensation water in Space Station Mir
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