Insights into the role of extracellular polysaccharides in Burkholderia adaptation to different environments

The genus Burkholderia comprises more than 60 species able to adapt to a wide range of environments such as soil and water, and also colonize and infect plants and animals. They have large genomes with multiple replicons and high gene number, allowing these bacteria to thrive in very different niche...

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Main Authors: Ana Sofia Ferreira, Inês Nunes Silva, Vítor Hugo Oliveira, Raquel eCunha, Leonilde Morais Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2011.00016/full