Genomic and phenotypic characterization of Burkholderia isolates from the potable water system of the International Space Station.

The opportunistic pathogens Burkholderia cepacia and Burkholderia contaminans, both genomovars of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC), are frequently cultured from the potable water dispenser (PWD) of the International Space Station (ISS). Here, we sequenced the genomes and conducted phenotypic a...

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Main Authors: Aubrie O'Rourke, Michael D Lee, William C Nierman, R Craig Everroad, Chris L Dupont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227152