title: 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.
abstract: 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.
authors: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Hesse, 35392 Germany and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Campus Giessen, Justus-Liebig University, Germany.
authors: Swapnil
authors: S
authors: Doijad
authors: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Hesse, 35392 Germany and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Campus Giessen, Justus-Liebig University, Germany.
authors: Hiren
authors: H
authors: Ghosh
authors: Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
authors: Stefanie
authors: S
authors: Glaeser
authors: Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
authors: Peter
authors: P
authors: Kämpfer
authors: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Hesse, 35392 Germany and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Campus Giessen, Justus-Liebig University, Germany.
authors: Trinad
authors: T
authors: Chakraborty
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D055028:Comparative Genomic Hybridization; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D041965:Flavobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial