Complete Genome Sequences of Four Strains from the 2015-2016 Elizabethkingia anophelis Outbreak

Ainsley C Nicholson; Anne M Whitney; Brian D Emery; Melissa E Bell; Jarrett T Gartin; Ben W Humrighouse; Vladimir N Loparev; Dhwani Batra; Mili Sheth; Lori A Rowe; Phalasy Juieng; Kristen Knipe; Christopher Gulvik; John R McQuiston

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00563-16

Complete Genome Sequences of Four Strains from the 2015-2016 Elizabethkingia anophelis Outbreak

Genome Announc. 2016 Jun 16;4(3):e00563-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00563-16.

Affiliations

¹ Special Bacteriology Reference Laboratory, Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Division of Scientific Resources, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
³ Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁴ Special Bacteriology Reference Laboratory, Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA zje8@cdc.gov.

Abstract

The complete circularized genome sequences of selected specimens from the largest known Elizabethkingia anophelis outbreak to date are described here. Genomic rearrangements observed among the outbreak strains are discussed.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by CDC program funds designated for the study of emerging infectious agents.