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Multilocus sequence typing scheme that provides both species and strain differentiation for the Burkholderia cepacia complex.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2005
Baldwin Adam, Mahenthiralingam Eshwar, Thickett Kathleen M, Honeybourne David, Maiden Martin C J, Govan John R, Speert David P, Lipuma John J, Vandamme Peter, Dowson Chris G
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A single multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme was developed for precise characterization of the opportunistic pathogens of Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC), a group composed of at least nine closely related species. Seven conserved housekeeping genes were selected after a comparison of five...
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