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Bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, being opportunistic pathogens, are the major cause of nosocomial infections and, in some cases, the primary cause of death. They are virtually untreatable with currently known antibiotics. Phage therapy is considered as one of the possible approaches to the treatment of P. aeruginosa infections. Difficulties in the implementation of phage therapy in medical practice are related, for example, to the insufficient number and diversity of virulent phages that are active against P. aeruginosa. Results of interaction of therapeutic phages with bacteria in different conditions and environments are studied insufficiently. A little is known about possible interactions of therapeutic phages with resident prophages and plasmids in clinical strains in the foci of infections. This chapter highlights the different approaches to solving these problems and possible ways to expand the diversity of therapeutic P. aeruginosa phages and organizational arrangements (as banks of phages) to ensure long-term use of phages in the treatment of P. aeruginosa infections.
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- Victor N Krylov
- Mechnikov Research Institute for Vaccines & Sera, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Varani AM, Monteiro-Vitorello CB, Nakaya HI, Van Sluys MA. The role of prophage in plant-pathogenic bacteria. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2013; 51:429-451. [PMID: 23725471 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-081211-173010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A diverse set of phage lineages is associated with the bacterial plant-pathogen genomes sequenced to date. Analysis of 37 genomes revealed 5,169 potential genes (approximately 4.3 Mbp) of phage origin, and at least 50% had no function assigned or are nonessential to phage biology. Some phytopathogens have transcriptionally active prophage genes under conditions that mimic plant infection, suggesting an association between plant disease and prophage transcriptional modulation. The role of prophages within genomes for cell biology varies. For pathogens such as Pectobacterium, Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, and Streptomyces, involvement of prophage in disease symptoms has been demonstrated. In Xylella and Xanthomonas, prophage activity is associated with genome rearrangements and strain differentiation. For other pathogens, prophage roles are yet to be established. This review integrates available information in a unique interface ( http://propnav.esalq.usp.br ) that may be assessed to improve research in prophage biology and its association with genome evolution and pathogenicity.
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- Alessandro M Varani
- Departamento de Genética (LGN), Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900 Piracicaba/SP, Brazil
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Semler DD, Lynch KH, Dennis JJ. The promise of bacteriophage therapy for Burkholderia cepacia complex respiratory infections. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2012; 1:27. [PMID: 22919592 PMCID: PMC3417384 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2011.00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2011] [Accepted: 12/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In recent times, increased attention has been given to evaluating the efficacy of phage therapy, especially in scenarios where the bacterial infectious agent of interest is highly antibiotic resistant. In this regard, phage therapy is especially applicable to infections caused by the Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) since members of the BCC are antibiotic pan-resistant. Current studies in BCC phage therapy are unique from many other avenues of phage therapy research in that the investigation is not only comprised of phage isolation, in vitro phage characterization and assessment of in vivo infection model efficacy, but also adapting aerosol drug delivery techniques to aerosol phage formulation delivery and storage.
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- Diana D. Semler
- Department of Biological Sciences, Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of AlbertaEdmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of AlbertaEdmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of AlbertaEdmonton, AB, Canada
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Fang K, Zhao H, Sun C, Lam CMC, Chang S, Zhang K, Panda G, Godinho M, Martins dos Santos VAP, Wang J. Exploring the metabolic network of the epidemic pathogen Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315 via genome-scale reconstruction. BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 2011; 5:83. [PMID: 21609491 PMCID: PMC3123600 DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-5-83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2010] [Accepted: 05/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Burkholderia cenocepacia is a threatening nosocomial epidemic pathogen in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) or a compromised immune system. Its high level of antibiotic resistance is an increasing concern in treatments against its infection. Strain B. cenocepacia J2315 is the most infectious isolate from CF patients. There is a strong demand to reconstruct a genome-scale metabolic network of B. cenocepacia J2315 to systematically analyze its metabolic capabilities and its virulence traits, and to search for potential clinical therapy targets. RESULTS We reconstructed the genome-scale metabolic network of B. cenocepacia J2315. An iterative reconstruction process led to the establishment of a robust model, iKF1028, which accounts for 1,028 genes, 859 internal reactions, and 834 metabolites. The model iKF1028 captures important metabolic capabilities of B. cenocepacia J2315 with a particular focus on the biosyntheses of key metabolic virulence factors to assist in understanding the mechanism of disease infection and identifying potential drug targets. The model was tested through BIOLOG assays. Based on the model, the genome annotation of B. cenocepacia J2315 was refined and 24 genes were properly re-annotated. Gene and enzyme essentiality were analyzed to provide further insights into the genome function and architecture. A total of 45 essential enzymes were identified as potential therapeutic targets. CONCLUSIONS As the first genome-scale metabolic network of B. cenocepacia J2315, iKF1028 allows a systematic study of the metabolic properties of B. cenocepacia and its key metabolic virulence factors affecting the CF community. The model can be used as a discovery tool to design novel drugs against diseases caused by this notorious pathogen.
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- Kechi Fang
- Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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AuCoin DP, Crump RB, Thorkildson P, Nuti DE, LiPuma JJ, Kozel TR. Identification of Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria with a lipopolysaccharide-specific monoclonal antibody. J Med Microbiol 2010; 59:41-47. [PMID: 19729457 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.012500-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The genus Burkholderia includes many bacteria that cause serious human infections. As is the case with other Gram-negative bacteria, Burkholderia species produce LPS, which is an abundant component of the bacterial cell surface. Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) bacteria (which include at least 17 separate species) produce LPS structures that are quite different. In an attempt to determine the degree of LPS epitope variation among Bcc species, a mAb was produced, designated 5D8, specific for the LPS of B. cepacia. Western blot analysis determined that mAb 5D8 was able to produce the classic 'ladder pattern' when used to probe B. cepacia and Burkholderia anthina lysates, although 5D8 did not produce this pattern with the other seven Bcc species tested. mAb 5D8 reacted with varying intensity to most but not all of the additional B. cepacia and B. anthina strains tested. Therefore, there seems to be significant epitope variation among Bcc LPS both between and within species. Additionally, mAb 5D8 reacted with a proteinase-K-sensitive 22 kDa antigen in all Bcc strains and also in a strain of Burkholderia pseudomallei.
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- David P AuCoin
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Disease, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557, USA
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De Soyza A, Silipo A, Lanzetta R, Govan JR, Molinaro A. Chemical and biological features of Burkholderia cepacia complex lipopolysaccharides. Innate Immun 2008; 14:127-44. [PMID: 18562572 DOI: 10.1177/1753425908093984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The Burkholderia cepacia complex comprises 10 closely related Gram-negative organisms all of which appear capable of causing disease in humans. These organisms appear of particular relevance to patients with cystic fibrosis. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is an important virulence determinant in Gram-negative pathogens. In this review, we highlight important data within the field commenting on LPS/lipid A structure-to-function relationships and cytokine induction capacity of Burkholderia strains studied so far.
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- Anthony De Soyza
- Transplantation and Immunobiology Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University and The Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
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Summer EJ, Gill JJ, Upton C, Gonzalez CF, Young R. Role of phages in the pathogenesis of Burkholderia, or 'Where are the toxin genes in Burkholderia phages?'. Curr Opin Microbiol 2007; 10:410-7. [PMID: 17719265 PMCID: PMC2064068 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2007.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2007] [Revised: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 05/30/2007] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Most bacteria of the genus Burkholderia are soil- and rhizosphere-associated, and rhizosphere associated, noted for their metabolic plasticity in the utilization of a wide range of organic compounds as carbon sources. Many Burkholderia species are also opportunistic human and plant pathogens, and the distinction between environmental, plant, and human pathogens is not always clear. Burkholderia phages are not uncommon and multiple cryptic prophages are identifiable in the sequenced Burkholderia genomes. Phages have played a crucial role in the transmission of virulence factors among many important pathogens; however, the data do not yet support a significant correlation between phages and pathogenicity in the Burkholderia. This may be due to the role of Burkholderia as a 'versaphile' such that selection is occurring in several niches, including as a pathogen and in the context of environmental survival.
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- Elizabeth J. Summer
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2128: ,
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2128: ,
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, 150 Petch Building, PO Box 3055, V8W 3P6, Victoria, BC, Canada:
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2132:
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2128: ,
- Corresponding author:
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Kenna DT, Yesilkaya H, Forbes KJ, Barcus VA, Vandamme P, Govan JRW. Distribution and genomic location of active insertion sequences in the Burkholderia cepacia complex. J Med Microbiol 2006; 55:1-10. [PMID: 16388024 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46175-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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This study aimed firstly to establish the distribution and copy number within the Burkholderia cepacia complex of three insertion sequences (IS402, IS407 and IS1416) that possess the ability to activate transcription and hence influence gene expression. A second aim was to map the genomic insertion sites of one of the active insertion sequences (IS407) to establish putative links between insertion site and downstream gene activation. The resulting data revealed that all three insertion sequences were present in one-third of the 66 isolates tested. The three insertion sequences were prevalent across the nine B. cepacia complex species, although IS402 was absent from the 16 Burkholderia anthina strains tested and IS407 was absent from all 10 Burkholderia pyrrocinia strains. IS407 copies from six strains (two Burkholderia cenocepacia strains and one strain each of Burkholderia multivorans, Burkholderia stabilis, Burkholderia vietnamiensis and B. anthina) were mapped to the genome using hemi-nested inverse PCR. Insertions were found upstream of genes with wide-ranging functions. This study suggests that the abundance and distribution of these active insertion sequences is likely to affect genomic plasticity, and potentially gene transcription and pathogenicity.
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- Dervla T Kenna
- Cystic Fibrosis Laboratory, Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Maurice Shock Building, University Road, PO Box 138, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Cystic Fibrosis Laboratory, Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK
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- Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Universiteit Gent, Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000, Gent, Belgium
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- Cystic Fibrosis Laboratory, Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK
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Hens DK, Ghosh AN, Kumar R. A new small temperate DNA phage BcP15 isolated from Burkholderia cepacia DR11. Arch Virol 2005; 150:2421-8. [PMID: 16052281 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-005-0601-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2005] [Accepted: 06/08/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A Burkholderia cepacia DR11 strain was isolated during the survey of microorganisms from coastal water of deltaic Sunderbans. This strain always released temperate phage BcP15 into culture supernatant. UV irradiation of the strain also induced phage induction. The phage titer was 2.3 x 10(8). New temperate phage BcP15 has unusual structure. It has a hexagonal head, 65 nm in diameter and a tail 200 nm long, attached with single thick wavy tail fiber (424-705 nm). Phage DNA is double stranded 11.9 kb long. Southern hybridization result indicated that the phage DNA was in lysogenic state into the B. cepacia DR11 genome. SDS-PAGE of phage protein showed two major bands of molecular weight 20 kDa and 40 kDa.
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- D K Hens
- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India
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Vinion-Dubiel AD, Spilker T, Dean CR, Monteil H, LiPuma JJ, Goldberg JB. Correlation of wbiI genotype, serotype, and isolate source within species of the Burkholderia cepacia complex. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:4121-6. [PMID: 15364998 PMCID: PMC516295 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.9.4121-4126.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Gram-negative bacteria of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) are opportunistic pathogens that can infect the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and can be transmitted among these patients, causing epidemics in the CF community. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is an important virulence factor of many gram-negative bacteria, with the O antigen component of LPS being responsible for serotype specificity. The goal of this work was to develop a genetic method of determining the serotype of Bcc isolates based on the conserved gene wbiI. Homologues of wbiI are found in polysaccharide biosynthesis gene clusters in other bacteria. Primers to a conserved region of the Bcc wbiI gene were able to amplify by PCR a single product in 67 of 80 Bcc isolates tested. Sequencing and restriction enzyme digestion of this wbiI PCR product revealed sufficient DNA polymorphisms to distinguish and group various isolates. In five of nine instances, Bcc isolates of a single serotype had a single wbiI restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) pattern, while isolates of the other four serotypes could have multiple wbiI RFLP types. Species determination of the Bcc isolates revealed no obvious correlation between wbiI RFLP type and species. There was also no apparent correlation between wbiI RFLP type and the ability of a single Bcc isolate to infect an individual with CF. However three of five Bcc outbreaks involved isolates with the same wbiI RFLP type, indicating that wbiI RFLP typing may be a useful tool to help track Bcc outbreaks.
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- Arlene D Vinion-Dubiel
- Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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De Soyza A, Ellis CD, Khan CMA, Corris PA, Demarco de Hormaeche R. Burkholderia cenocepaciaLipopolysaccharide, Lipid A, and Proinflammatory Activity. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2004; 170:70-7. [PMID: 15044201 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200304-592oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Organisms from the Burkholderia cepacia complex are important pathogens in cystic fibrosis and are associated with increased rates of sepsis and death. These organisms comprise nine closely related species known as genomovars. B. cenocepacia (genomovar III) is the most prevalent and appears the most virulent. We investigated the biological activity of a reference panel of strains using whole-cell lysates to induce septic-shock related cytokines from differentiated human monocytic cells. We found varying biological activity within and between genomovars, with B. cenocepacia strains possessing the greatest cytokine induction activity. This activity was CD-14 dependent, suggesting that LPS was responsible for the cytokine induction. Cytokine induction was not simply related to the expression of rough or smooth LPS. We purified LPS from two strains, B. cenocepacia LMG 12614 and B. multivorans LMG 14273, each possessing rough LPS. Divergence in biological activity of the two genomovars was preserved when human monocytic cells were stimulated with purified LPS. Lipid A purified from LMG 14273 and LMG 12614 were analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization/time of flight mass spectrometry. Lipid A from the less effective cytokine inducer LMG 14273 was found to be missing a beta-hydroxymyristate (3-OH C14:0) relative to the lipid A of B. cenocepacia LMG 12614.
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- Anthony De Soyza
- Transplantation and Immunobiology group, The Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE7 7DN, United Kingdom.
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Langley R, Kenna DT, Vandamme P, Ure R, Govan JRW. Lysogeny and bacteriophage host range within the Burkholderia cepacia complex. J Med Microbiol 2003; 52:483-490. [PMID: 12748267 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05099-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Burkholderia cepacia complex comprises a group of nine closely related species that have emerged as life-threatening pulmonary pathogens in immunocompromised patients, particularly individuals with cystic fibrosis or chronic granulomatous disease. Attempts to explain the genomic plasticity, adaptability and virulence of the complex have paid little attention to bacteriophages, particularly the potential contribution of lysogenic conversion and transduction. In this study, lysogeny was observed in 10 of 20 representative strains of the B. cepacia complex. Three temperate phages and five lytic phages isolated from soils, river sediments or the plant rhizosphere were chosen for further study. Six phages exhibited T-even morphology and two were lambda-like. The host range of individual phages, when tested against 66 strains of the B. cepacia complex and a representative panel of other pseudomonads, was not species-specific within the B. cepacia complex and, in some phages, included Burkholderia gladioli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These new data indicate a potential role for phages of the B. cepacia complex in the evolution of these soil bacteria as pathogens of plants, humans and animals, and as novel therapeutic agents.
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- Ross Langley
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK 2Laboratorium voor Mikrobiologie, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Universiteit Gent, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium#dReceived 11 October 2002 Accepted 12 February 2003
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK 2Laboratorium voor Mikrobiologie, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Universiteit Gent, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium#dReceived 11 October 2002 Accepted 12 February 2003
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK 2Laboratorium voor Mikrobiologie, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Universiteit Gent, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium#dReceived 11 October 2002 Accepted 12 February 2003
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK 2Laboratorium voor Mikrobiologie, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Universiteit Gent, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium#dReceived 11 October 2002 Accepted 12 February 2003
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK 2Laboratorium voor Mikrobiologie, Faculteit Wetenschappen, Universiteit Gent, K. L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium#dReceived 11 October 2002 Accepted 12 February 2003
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