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Environmental Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates in human infections.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2007
Baldwin Adam, Mahenthiralingam Eshwar, Drevinek Pavel, Vandamme Peter, Govan 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
Abstract excerpt
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.
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