Genetic similarity of Burkholderia cenocepacia from cystic fibrosis patients

Burkholderia cenocepacia may cause serious infections in patients with cystic fibrosis, and this microorganism can be highly transmissible. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis is widely used to study the dynamics of strain spread in cystic fibrosis patients. The aim of this work was to perform pulsed-f...

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Main Authors: Luana Pretto, Fernanda de-Paris, Alice Beatriz Mombach Pinheiro Machado, Andreza Francisco Martins, Afonso Luís Barth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702013000100014