Infection of the airways remains the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in persons with
cystic fibrosis (CF). This review describes salient features of the epidemiologies of microbial …

SUMMARY A select group of microorganisms inhabit the airways of individuals with cystic
fibrosis. Once established within the pulmonary environment in these patients, many of …

The 2013 Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) Guideline for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) was
commissioned by the CF Foundation as an update of the 2003 Infection Control Guideline …

Background During the most recent decade many Bayesian statistical models and software
for answering questions related to the genetic structure underlying population samples have …

The bacterial species definition, despite its eminent practical significance for identification,
diagnosis, quarantine and diversity surveys, remains a very difficult issue to advance …

Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) bacteria have gained notoriety as pathogens in cystic
fibrosis (CF) because they are difficult to identify and treat, and also have the ability to …

Interaction with plants around their roots and foliage forms the natural habitat for a wide
range of gram‐negative bacteria such as Burkholderia, Pseudomonas and Ralstonia …

Bacterial infections of the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients cause major complications in
the treatment of this common genetic disease. Burkholderia cenocepacia infection is …

Streptomycetes are a complex group of actinomycetes that produce diverse bioactive
metabolites of commercial significance. Systematics can provide a useful framework for …

Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 (LB400), a well studied, effective polychlorinated biphenyl-
degrader, has one of the two largest known bacterial genomes and is the first …