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Microbiological and epidemiological features of clinical respiratory isolates of Burkholderia gladioli.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2009
Segonds Christine, Clavel-Batut Patricia, Thouverez Michelle, Grenet Dominique, Le Coustumier Alain, Plésiat Patrick, Chabanon Gérard
Abstract excerpt
Burkholderia gladioli, primarily known as a plant pathogen, is involved in human infections, especially in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). In the present study, the first respiratory isolates recovered from 14 French patients with CF and 4 French patients without CF, identified by 16S rRNA gene analysis, were tested for growth on B. cepacia selective media, for identification by commercial systems, and for...
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