Species of Burkholderia are highly versatile being found not only abundantly in soil, but also
as plants and animals' commensals or pathogens. Their complex multireplicon genomes …

Microcystis, a common harmful algal bloom (HAB) taxon, threatens water supplies and
human health, yet species delimitation is contentious in this taxon, leading to challenges in …

Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacterium with
more than 20 opportunistic pathogenic species, most commonly found in soil and water. Due …

Genome analysis of strains placed in the NCBI genome database as Burkholderia
cenocepacia defined nine genomic species groups. The largest group (259 strains) …

Burkholderia sensu lato is a collection of closely related genera within the family
Burkholderiaceae that includes species of environmental, industrial, biotechnological, and …

There is an impending crisis in healthcare brought about by a new era of untreatable
infections caused by bacteria resistant to all available antibiotics. Thus, there is an urgent …

Two putative novel Burkholderia cenocepacia lineages found in the semi-arid region of
north-east Brazil causing onion sour skin were studied using genomic approaches to …

Bacteria from the Burkholderia cepacia complex are generally considered to be non-
pathogenic to the healthy population. However, some of these species may cause serious …

Extensive crop losses are caused by oomycete and fungal damping-off diseases. Agriculture
relies heavily on chemical pesticides to control disease, but due to safety concerns multiple …

Prokaryotic systematics is one of the most progressive disciplines that has embraced
technological advances over the last century. The availability and affordability of new …