Detection of Elizabethkingia spp. in Culicoides Biting Midges, Australia
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 sp...
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author | Peter T. Mee Stacey E. Lynch Peter J. Walker Lorna Melville Jean-Bernard Duchemin |
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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. |
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spelling | doaj.art-85e7fef202d54a3c9795ab2041cee1532022-12-22T01:59:43ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-08-012381409141010.3201/eid2308.161565Detection of Elizabethkingia spp. in Culicoides Biting Midges, AustraliaPeter T. MeeStacey E. LynchPeter J. WalkerLorna MelvilleJean-Bernard DucheminThe 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/16-1565_articleElizabethkingiaCulicoidesbiting midgeCulicoides brevitarsismosquitoAustralia |
spellingShingle | Peter T. Mee Stacey E. Lynch Peter J. Walker Lorna Melville Jean-Bernard Duchemin Detection of Elizabethkingia spp. in Culicoides Biting Midges, Australia Emerging Infectious Diseases Elizabethkingia Culicoides biting midge Culicoides brevitarsis mosquito Australia |
title | Detection of Elizabethkingia spp. in Culicoides Biting Midges, Australia |
title_full | Detection of Elizabethkingia spp. in Culicoides Biting Midges, Australia |
title_fullStr | Detection of Elizabethkingia spp. in Culicoides Biting Midges, Australia |
title_full_unstemmed | Detection of Elizabethkingia spp. in Culicoides Biting Midges, Australia |
title_short | Detection of Elizabethkingia spp. in Culicoides Biting Midges, Australia |
title_sort | detection of elizabethkingia spp in culicoides biting midges australia |
topic | Elizabethkingia Culicoides biting midge Culicoides brevitarsis mosquito Australia |
url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/16-1565_article |
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