Burkholderia cepacia complex

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University of Oklahoma Study Abroad Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy[1]

Image of Burkholderia cepacia. [www.cdc.gov]

Etiology/Bacteriology

Taxonomy

| Domain = Bacteria | Phylum = Proteobacteria | Class = Betaproteobacteria | Order = Burkholderiales | Family = Burkholderiaceae | Genus = Burkholderia | species = B. cepacia

References

1 Miller, S.C.M., LiPuma, J.J., Parke, J.L. “Culture-Based and Non-Growth-Dependent Detection of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex in Soil Environments.” Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
2 Jones, A.M., Dodd, M.E., Webb, A.K. “Burkholderia cepacia: current clinical issues, environmental controversies and ethical dilemmas.” European Respiratory Journal.
3 Hua, C.N.C., Tokeshi, J. “Emergence of Burkholderia cepacia in Honolulu: A Case of Nursing Home-acquired B. cepacia sepsis. Hawai’i Journal of Medicine and Public Health.
4 Gilchrist, F.J., Webb, A.K., Bright-Thomas, R.J., Jones, A.M. “Successful treatment of cepacia syndrome with a combination of intravenous cyclosporin, antibiotics and oral corticosteroids.” European Cystic Fibrosis Soceity.
5 “Burkholderia cepacia in Healthcare Settings.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
6 Coenye, T., Vandamme, P., Govan, J.R.W., LiPuma, J.J. “Taxonomy and Identification of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex.” Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Created by Paige Whitson
Student of Dr. Tyrrell Conway, University of Oklahoma