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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Mee, Peter T. ; Lynch, Stacey E. ; Walker, Peter J. ; Melville, Lorna ; Duchemin, Jean-Bernard
Mee, Peter T. ; Lynch, Stacey E. ; Walker, Peter J. ; Melville, Lorna ; Duchemin, Jean-Bernard Less -
Description:
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.
Subject:
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Animals
Ceratopogonidae
Flavobacteriaceae
Insect Vectors
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 23(8):1409-1410.
Pubmed ID:
28726605
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5547790
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Australia
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:86ed7a16c8c9b76d89c99b093b597a5fb2ee7017a9061d7965f0d36a65366ca5
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