Burkholderia contaminans explained

Burkholderia contaminans is a gram-negative, bacterium from the genus of Burkholderia and the family of Burkholderiaceae and belongs to the Burkholderia cepacia complex, which was isolated from cystic fibrosis patients in Argentina.^{[1] [2] [3]} Burkholderia acidipaludis can cause biliary sepsis.^[4]

External links

• Type strain of Burkholderia contaminans at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. 23292160 . 10.1007/s10156-012-0547-8 . 19 . 5 . Burkholderia contaminans: unusual cause of biliary sepsis . Oct 2013 . J Infect Chemother . 969–71. Ohji . G . Ohkusu . K . Toguchi . A . Otsuka . Y . Hosokawa . N . Iwata . K . 46139838 .
2. 10.1128/JCM.02500-12 . 23135937 . 3536218 . Genetic Diversity of Burkholderia contaminans Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis Patients in Argentina . Journal of Clinical Microbiology . 51 . 1 . 339–44 . 2013 . Martina . Pablo . Bettiol . Marisa . Vescina . Cecilia . Montanaro . Patricia . Mannino . M. Constanza . Prieto . Claudia I. . Vay . Carlos . Naumann . Dieter . Schmitt . Juergen . Yantorno . Osvaldo . Lagares . Antonio . Bosch . Alejandra .
3. 10.1093/jac/dkn540 . 19153076. Biocide susceptibility of the Burkholderia cepacia complex . Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 63. 3. 502–10. 2009. Rose. H.. Baldwin. A.. Dowson. C. G.. Mahenthiralingam. E.. 2640157.
4. 23292160. 2013. Ohji. G. Burkholderia contaminans: Unusual cause of biliary sepsis. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 19. 5. 969–71. Ohkusu. K. Toguchi. A. Otsuka. Y. Hosokawa. N. Iwata. K. Toguchi. Akihiro. Otsuka. Yoshihito. Hosokawa. Naoto. Hosokawa. Naoto. 10.1007/s10156-012-0547-8. 46139838.