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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis: genome diversity, biofilm formation, and virulence.
BMC microbiology - 5 Jul 2011
Pompilio Arianna, Pomponio Stefano, Crocetta Valentina, Gherardi Giovanni, Verginelli Fabio, Fiscarelli Ersilia, Dicuonzo Giordano, Savini Vincenzo, D'Antonio Domenico, Di Bonaventura Giovanni
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BACKGROUND: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is emerging as one of the most frequently found bacteria in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. In the present study, phenotypic and genotypic traits of a set of 98 isolates of S. maltophilia obtained from clinical (CF and non-CF patients) and environmental sources were comparatively evaluated. RESULTS: S. maltophilia exhibited a high level of genomic diversity in both CF and...
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