1. Environmental Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates in human infections.
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Baldwin, Adam, Mahenthiralingam, Eshwar, Drevinek, Pavel, Vandamme, Peter, Govans, john R., Waine, David J., LiPuma, John J., Chiarini, Luigi, Dalmastri, Claudia, Henry, Deborah A., Speert, David P., Honeybourne, David, Maiden, Martin C. J., Dowson, Chris G., and Govan, John R
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GRAM-negative bacteria ,INFECTION ,NUCLEOTIDE sequence ,BACTERIA ,MEDICAL microbiology ,COMMUNICABLE diseases ,COMPARATIVE studies ,DNA ,GENETICS ,IMMUNITY ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL cooperation ,MICROBIAL ecology ,RESEARCH ,RESEARCH funding ,EVALUATION research ,BURKHOLDERIA ,BURKHOLDERIA infections ,SEQUENCE analysis - Abstract
Members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc), found in many environments, are associated with clinical infections. Examining diverse species and strains from different environments with multilocus sequence typing, we identified > 20% of 381 clinical isolates as indistinguishable from those in the environment. This finding links the natural environment with the emergence of many Bcc infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007