Global proteome profile of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica: an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen

Elizabethkingia meningoseptica previously known as Chryseobacteriummeningosepticum is a gram-negative bacillus, commonly encountered in hospital environment. The pathogen is highly prevalent in hospital acquired neonatal meningitis. We performed unbiased global proteomic profiling and Proteogenomics analysis of E meningoseptica using shotgun proteomic sequencing approach. In all, we report peptide level evidence for 2796 annotated proteins. In addition, proteogenomic analysis of GSSPs resulted in the identification of four novel genes and revised existing annotation of seven genes. This database will serve as a crucial tool for future studies such as drug and vaccine design.