Genomic analyses of Burkholderia cenocepacia reveal multiple species with differential host-adaptation to plants and humans

Abstract Background Burkholderia cenocepacia is a human opportunistic pathogen causing devastating symptoms in patients suffering from immunodeficiency and cystic fibrosis. Out of the 303 B. cenocepacia strains with available genomes, the large majority were isolated from a clinical context. However...

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Main Authors: Adrian Wallner, Eoghan King, Eddy L. M. Ngonkeu, Lionel Moulin, Gilles Béna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-6186-z