Marked phenotypic variability in Pseudomonas cepacia isolated from a patient with cystic fibrosis.

doi:10.1128/jcm.31.4.788-792.1993

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Marked phenotypic variability in Pseudomonas cepacia isolated from a patient with cystic fibrosis.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 1993

Larsen G Y, Stull T L, Burns J L

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Characterization of the epidemiology of Pseudomonas cepacia colonization in cystic fibrosis is difficult because of the phenotypic variability of isolates. A single sputum culture may yield colonies which differ in morphology, antibiotic susceptibility, and pigment production. We examined serial...

Topics

Adolescent
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Burkholderia cepacia
Cystic Fibrosis
Female
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Phenotype
Plasmids
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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