Chryseobacterium daecheongense, C. daeguense, C. defluvii, C. gleum, C. indologenes, C. luteum, “C. massiliense”, C. oranimense, C. soldanellicola, C. taenense and C. wanjuense produced elastases (Z-scores of < 0.500) capable of solubilizing fibrous elastin and may play a pathologic role in pulmonary emphysema, cystic fibrosis, infections, inflammation and atherosclerosis [60]. Here, ELN is linked to cystic fibrosis.