title: Polyphasic characterisation of Burkholderia cepacia-like isolates leading to the emended description of Burkholderia pyrrocinia.
abstract: Twenty-five Burkholderia cepacia-like isolates of human and environmental origin, comprising five different recA RFLP types, were examined by using a polyphasic taxonomic approach, including recA gene sequence analysis, 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, DNA:DNA hybridisation studies, tDNA-PCR, fatty acid analysis and biochemical analysis. The results of the present study demonstrated that twenty-three of these strains belong to Burkholderia pyrrocinia, a B. cepacia complex species thus far comprising one single soil isolate only. An emended description of Burkholderia pyrrocinia is proposed. The taxonomic status of the remaining two isolates requires further analysis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Storms
authors.forename: Natasja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Van Den Vreken
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Coenye
authors.forename: Eshwar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mahenthiralingam
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: LiPuma
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gillis
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vandamme
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D042602:Burkholderia cepacia complex / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010802:Phylogeny; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D011938:Rec A Recombinases / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D011938:Rec A Recombinases