The Evolutionary Trend and Genomic Features of an Emerging Lineage of Elizabethkingia anophelis Strains in Taiwan
Yu-Lin Lee, Kuan-Ming Liu, Huilan Chang, Yi-Ci Liao, Jen‐Shiou Lin, Fang-Yen Kung, Cheng-Mao Ho, Kai-Hsiang Lin, Ying-Tsong Chen
Abstract
Elizabethkingia anophelis is an emerging multidrug resistant pathogen caused several global outbreaks recently. E. anophelis was frequently misidentified as E. meningoseptica in the past by conventional culture methods; therefore, the prevalence was often underestimated. Through revised identification, an increasing trend of E. anophelis infection was noted in a tertiary hospital and a dominant lineage of strains was recognized by genotyping.
Topics & Concepts
Lineage (genetic)BiologyMultilocus sequence typingPhylogenetic treeIncidence (geometry)Antibiotic resistanceMultiplex polymerase chain reactionGeneticsGenotypeGeneAntibioticsPolymerase chain reactionOpticsPhysicsInfections and bacterial resistanceMycobacterium research and diagnosisPlant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies