title: Environmental Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates in human infections.
abstract: Members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc), found in many environments, are associated with clinical infections. Examining diverse species and strains from different environments with multilocus sequence typing, we identified > 20% of 381 clinical isolates as indistinguishable from those in the environment. This finding links the natural environment with the emergence of many Bcc infections.
authors.affiliation: Warwick University, Coventry, Wales, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: Eshwar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mahenthiralingam
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Drevinek
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vandamme
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Govan
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Waine
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: LiPuma
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiarini
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dalmastri
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Speert
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Honeybourne
authors.forename: Martin C J
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Maiden
authors.forename: Chris G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Dowson
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D042602:Burkholderia cepacia complex / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005060:Europe; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D009656:North America; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial