Environmental Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates in human infections

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Mar;13(3):458-61. doi: 10.3201/eid1303.060403.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Australia
  • Burkholderia Infections / microbiology*
  • Burkholderia cepacia complex / classification*
  • Burkholderia cepacia complex / genetics
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / microbiology*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Europe
  • Genetic Variation
  • Humans
  • North America
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Soil Microbiology
  • Species Specificity
  • Thailand

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial