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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Burkholderia cenocepacia
SUBMITTER: Eoin O'Grady
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-3367 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 20111209
Members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) are important in medical, biotechnological, and agricultural disciplines. These bacteria naturally occur in soil and water environments and have adapted to survive in association with plants and animals including humans. All Bcc species are opportunistic pathogens including Burkholderia cenocepacia that causes infections in cystic fibrosis and chronic granulomatous disease patients. The adaptation of B. cenocepacia to the host environment was ass ...[more]