Elizabethkingia

noun

Eliz·​a·​beth·​king·​ia i-ˌliz-ə-bəth-ˈkiŋ-ē-ə How to pronounce Elizabethkingia (audio)
: a genus of nonmotile aerobic gram-negative usually rod-shaped bacteria found especially in soil and water including one (E. meningosepticum) that is found as a contaminant in hospitals and is associated with meningitis and septicemia especially in newborn infants

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“Elizabethkingia.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Elizabethkingia. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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