Diverse pathogenicity of Burkholderia cepacia complex strains in the Caenorhabditis elegans host model.

Abstract:

:A fast screening method was developed to assess the pathogenicity of a diverse collection of environmental and clinical Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. The method was validated by comparison with the standard slow-killing assay. We observed that the pathogenicity of B. cepacia complex isolates in C. elegans was strain-dependent but species-independent. The wide range of observed pathogenic phenotypes agrees with the high degree of phenotypic variation among species of the B. cepacia complex and suggests that the taxonomic classification of a given strain within the complex cannot predict pathogenicity.

journal_name

FEMS Microbiol Lett

authors

Cardona ST,Wopperer J,Eberl L,Valvano MA

doi

10.1016/j.femsle.2005.06.050

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-09-01 00:00:00

pages

97-104

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1

eissn

0378-1097

issn

1574-6968

pii

S0378-1097(05)00440-4

journal_volume

250

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