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Taxonomic reassessment of the genus Elizabethkingia using whole-genome sequencing: Elizabethkingia endophytica Kämpfer et al. 2015 is a later subjective synonym of Elizabethkingia anophelis Kämpfer et al. 2011

2016; Microbiology Society; Volume: 66; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1099/ijsem.0.001390

1466-5034

Swapnil Doijad, Hiren Ghosh, Stefanie P. Glaeser, Peter Kämpfer, Trinad Chakraborty,

Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species

The taxonomic status of all species of the genus Elizabethkingia was re-evaluated by comparative genomics based on whole-genome sequencing. From these results it is clear that Elizabethkingia endophytica is a later subjective synonym of Elizabethkingia anophelis. In addition, genome-based analysis revealed the misidentification of isolates previously identified by traditional approaches and indicates the presence of two more species. We propose a more rapid identification scheme on the basis of an in silico PCR assay derived from comparative genomics of whole-genome sequences (WGS) from 29 well-curated strains.