title: Generic sample from Burkholderia multivorans CGD2
organism: Burkholderia multivorans CGD2
description: CGD2 was isolated from blood of a CGD (chronic granulomatous disease) patient. This strain is unique in that it produces copious amounts of exopolysaccharides (EPS) that endows the bacteria with a mucoid phenotype. CGD2 attaches and enters cells at a low rate (comparable to ATCC 17616) however it induces a poor proinflammatory response in infected cells (induces the lowest levels of TNF alpha of any other strain studied). Interestingly, the CGD2 isolate killed mice at least 3 times more efficiently and faster than ATCC 17616.
attributes.tag: strain
attributes.value: CGD2