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In the present study, the dominant bacteria were isolated from the brains of five bullfrogs with meningitis-like disease on a South China farm in Guangxi.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The NFEM01 isolate was identified by Gram staining; morphological observations;\n                      <jats:italic>16S rRNA, rpoB<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>mutT<\/jats:italic>\n                      -based phylogenetic tree analysis; and physiochemical characterization and was subjected to drug sensitivity and artificial infection testing.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results and discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      As a result of identification, the NFEM01 strain was found to be\n                      <jats:italic>E. miricola<\/jats:italic>\n                      . 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