A novel MLST sequence type discovered in the first fatal case of Laribacter hongkongensis bacteremia clusters with the sequence types of other human isolates

Cindy WS TseDepartment of Microbiology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, China

Shirly OT CurreemDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Ingrid CheungDepartment of Microbiology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong, China

Bone SF TangDepartment of Pathology, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Hong Kong, China

Kit-Wah LeungDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Susanna KP LauDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]

Patrick CY WooDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]

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Pages 1-7 | Received 23 Sep 2015, Accepted 02 Nov 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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