Virulence traits associated with Burkholderia cenocepacia ST856 epidemic strain isolated from cystic fibrosis patients

Virulence traits associated with Burkholderia cenocepacia ST856 epidemic strain isolated from cystic fibrosis patients

Abstract Background Burkholderia cenocepacia is considered one of the most problematic cystic fibrosis (CF) pathogens. Colonization prevalence in the Serbian CF population is high and virtually exclusively limited to a single highly transmissible clone of B. cenocepacia ST856 which is positive for b...

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Main Authors: Milka Malešević, Zorica Vasiljević, Aleksandar Sovtić, Brankica Filipić, Katarina Novović, Milan Kojić, Branko Jovčić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Burkholderia cenocepacia complex
Cystic fibrosis
Epidemic strain
Virulence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0215-y

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