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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 111, No. 12, 2016, pp. 777-780
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Bioline Code: oc16124
Full paper language: English
Document type: Special Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 111, No. 12, 2016, pp. 777-780
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Draft genome sequences of four Achromobacter ruhlandii strains isolated from cystic fibrosis patients
Rodrigues, Elenice RA; Rocha, Géssica A; Ferreira, Alex G; Leão, Robson S; Albano, Rodolpho M & Marques, Elizabeth A
Abstract
Achromobacter species are being increasingly isolated from the respiratory tract of cystic fibrosis patients.
Recent reports indicate that Achromobacter ruhlandii is a potential human pathogen in cystic fibrosis-related infections.
Here we report the draft genome of four A. ruhlandii strains isolated from cystic fibrosis patients in Brazil.
This report describes A. ruhlandii as a potential opportunistic pathogen in cystic fibrosis and provides a framework
to for additional enquires into potential virulence factors and resistance mechanisms within this species.
Keywords
Achromobacter ruhlandii; genome sequence; cystic fibrosis
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