Detection of Elizabethkingia spp. in Culicoides Biting Midges, Australia

Mee, Peter T.; Lynch, Stacey E.; Walker, Peter J.; Melville, Lorna; Duchemin, Jean-Bernard

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Detection of Elizabethkingia spp. in Culicoides Biting Midges, Australia

Published Date:

Aug 2017

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Emerg Infect Dis. 23(8):1409-1410.

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Mee, Peter T. ; Lynch, Stacey E. ; Walker, Peter J. ; Melville, Lorna ; Duchemin, Jean-Bernard ;

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28726605

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PMC5547790

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The bacterial pathogen Elizabethkingia is known to exist in certain species of mosquito but was unknown in other arthropods. We report the detection and identification of Elizabethkingia in species of Culicoides biting midge in Australia, raising the possibility of bacterial transmission via this species.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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