Within the past decade, clinical microbiology laboratories experienced revolutionary
changes in the way in which microorganisms are identified, moving away from slow …

The polyphasic approach used today in the taxonomy and systematics of the Bacteria and
Archaea includes the use of phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genotypic data. The use of …

DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH) has been used for nearly 50 years as the gold standard for
prokaryotic species circumscriptions at the genomic level. It has been the only taxonomic …

To obtain a higher resolution of the phylogenetic relationships of species within a genus or
genera within a family, multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) is currently a widely used …

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 …

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 …

Burkholderia is an incredibly diverse and versatile Gram-negative genus, within which over
80 species have been formally named and multiple other genotypic groups likely represent …

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 …

Rhizobia form specialized nodules on the roots of legumes (family Fabaceae) and fix
nitrogen in exchange for carbon from the host plant. Although the majority of legumes form …

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 …