Zlosnik James E A, Hird Trevor J, Fraenkel Monica C, Moreira Leonilde M, Henry Deborah A, Speert David P
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J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Apr;46(4):1470-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02273-07. Epub 2008 Feb 6.
We demonstrate that all nine species of the Burkholderia cepacia complex can express the mucoid phenotype. A survey of clinical isolates showed that strains of B. cenocepacia, the most virulent species of the complex, are most frequently nonmucoid. Additionally, isolates from patients with chronic infections can convert from mucoid to nonmucoid.
我们证明了洋葱伯克霍尔德菌复合体的所有九个物种都能表达黏液样表型。对临床分离株的一项调查显示,该复合体中最具毒力的物种——嗜麦芽窄食单胞菌的菌株最常表现为非黏液样。此外,来自慢性感染患者的分离株可从黏液样转变为非黏液样。