title: Diagnostically and experimentally useful panel of strains from the Burkholderia cepacia complex.
abstract: Two new species, Burkholderia multivorans and Burkholderia vietnamiensis, and three genomovars (genomovars I, III, and IV) currently constitute the Burkholderia cepacia complex. A panel of 30 well-characterized strains representative of each genomovar and new species was assembled to assist with identification, epidemiological analysis, and virulence studies on this important group of opportunistic pathogens.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Paediatrics and Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. MahenthiralingamE@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mahenthiralingam
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Coenye
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Speert
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Govan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vandamme
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D019117:Burkholderia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000382:microbiology; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans