| Title |
NOTE] Diversity Analysis of Burkholderia cepacia Complex in the Water Bodies of West Lake, Hangzhou, China |
| Author |
Yuan Fang1,2, Guan-lin Xie1*, Miao-miao Lou1, Bin Li1, and Ibrahim Muhammad1 |
| Address |
1State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, P. R. China, 2College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, P. R. China |
| Bibliography |
Journal of Microbiology, 49(2),309-314, 2011,
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| DOI |
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| Key Words |
Burkholderia cepacia complex, West Lake, detection, diversity |
| Abstract |
A survey of Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) species was conducted in water bodies of West Lake in China. A total of 670 bacterial isolates were recovered on selective media. Out of them, 39.6% (265 isolates) were assigned to the following species: Burkholderia multivorans, Burkholderia cenocepacia recA lineage IIIA,
IIIB, Burkholderia stabilis, Burkholderia vietnamiensis, and Burkholderia seminalis while B. cenocepacia is documented as a dominant Bcc species in water of West Lake. In addition, all Bcc isolates tested were PCR negative for the cblA and esmR transmissibility marker genes except B. cenocepacia IIIB A8 which was positive for esmR genelater. The present study raises great concerns on the role of West Lake as a “reservoir” for potential Bcc pathogenic strains. |
