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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Main Authors: Peter T. Mee, Stacey E. Lynch, Peter J. Walker, Lorna Melville, Jean-Bernard Duchemin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/16-1565_article
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spelling doaj-85e7fef202d54a3c9795ab2041cee1532020-11-25T02:14:10ZengCenters 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
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author Peter T. Mee
Stacey E. Lynch
Peter J. Walker
Lorna Melville
Jean-Bernard Duchemin
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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
author_facet Peter T. Mee
Stacey E. Lynch
Peter J. Walker
Lorna Melville
Jean-Bernard Duchemin
author_sort Peter T. Mee
title Detection of Elizabethkingia spp. in Culicoides Biting Midges, Australia
title_short 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_sort detection of elizabethkingia spp. in culicoides biting midges, australia
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2017-08-01
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.
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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