title: Differentiation of species combined into the Burkholderia cepacia complex and related taxa on the basis of their fatty acid patterns.
abstract: Using the established commercial system Sherlock (MIDI, Inc.), cellular fatty acid methyl ester analysis for differentiation among Burkholderia cepacia complex species was proven. The identification key based on the diagnostic fatty acids is able to discern phenotypically related Ralstonia pickettii and Pandoraea spp. and further distinguish Burkholderia pyrrocinia, Burkholderia ambifaria, and Burkholderia vietnamiensis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, Centre for Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology, Partyzánské nám. 7, 702 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic. eva.krejci@zuova.cz
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krejcí
authors.forename: Reiner M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kroppenstedt
mesh_terms: D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D042602:Burkholderia cepacia complex / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids