TABLE 1.
Comparison of abilities of isolates of B. cepacia RAPD types to produce siderophores
| RAPD type | Strain | Sourcea | Ability to produceb:
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| SA | Pyochelin | Cepabactin | Ornibactins | |||
| 1 | K56-2 | Toronto | + | ± | − | + |
| K55-1 | Toronto | + | ± | − | + | |
| K61-3 | Toronto | + | ± | − | ||
| K53-2 | Toronto | + | ± | − | ||
| R5231 | Toronto | + | − | − | ||
| R2196 | Toronto | + | − | − | ||
| K37-3 | Toronto | + | − | − | ||
| K67-6 | Toronto | + | − | − | ||
| 12106-2 | Calgary | + | − | − | ||
| 7466ty | Calgary | + | − | − | ||
| 2 | K63-1 | Toronto | + | + | − | |
| K63-2 | Toronto | + | + | − | + | |
| K63-3 | Toronto | + | + | − | ||
| 10201 | Calgary | + | + | − | ||
| 10285 | Calgary | + | + | − | + | |
| 13858 | Calgary | + | + | − | ||
| Pc715j | Cleveland | + | + | − | ||
| 3 | H1724-1 | Toronto | + | ± | − | + |
| Pc67b | Cleveland | + | ± | − | ||
| Pc707g | Cleveland | + | + | − | ||
| Pc90ee | Cleveland | + | + | − | ||
| Pc706k | Cleveland | + | + | − | + | |
| Pc275c | Cleveland | + | + | − | ||
| Pc535a | Cleveland | + | + | − | + | |
| cc-7 | Oklahoma City | + | + | − | + | |
| cc-18 | Oklahoma City | + | + | − | ||
| 3A | P120 | Seattle | + | + | − | + |
| P107 | Seattle | + | + | − | ||
| 4 | 5530pk | Calgary | + | + | + | |
| 34930 | Calgary | + | + | + | + | |
| 34192 | Calgary | + | + | + | ||
| 7459 | Calgary | + | + | + | ||
| 10243 | Calgary | ± | + | + | ||
| P109 | Seattle | + | + | + | + | |
| 4A | cc-2 | Oklahoma City | + | − | − | + |
| cc-8 | Oklahoma City | + | − | − | ||
| cc-23 | Oklahoma City | + | − | − | ||
| 5 | cc-9 | Oklahoma City | + | + | − | + |
| cc-19 | Oklahoma City | + | + | − | ||
| cc-21 | Oklahoma City | + | + | − | ||
| 6 | cc-17 | Oklahoma City | + | − | − | + |
| cc-22 | Oklahoma City | + | − | − | ||
| 7 | 394g | Cleveland | + | − | − | |
| 554d | Cleveland | + | − | − | + | |
| 43-3 | Cleveland (blood) | + | − | − | + | |
| 48-36 | Cleveland (blood) | + | − | − | ||
| 56-31 | Cleveland (blood) | + | − | − | ||
| 69-14 | Cleveland (blood) | + | − | − | ||
| 8 | Pc22-20 | Cleveland (plant) | ± | + | + | + |
| Pc22-22 | Cleveland (plant) | ± | + | + | + | |
| 9 | P118 | Seattle | + | + | − | |
| Pc104 | Seattle | − | − | − | + | |
| 10 | P114 | Seattle | + | + | + | + |
| 11 | Pc701j | Cleveland | + | + | − | + |
| 12 | Pc102 | Seattle | + | + | − | − |
| 13 | 174 | Seattle | − | + | − | − |
| 14 | P108 | Seattle | + | − | − | + |
| 15 | cc-26 | Oklahoma City | + | − | − | + |
| 16 | 12544 | Calgary | + | − | − | + |
| 17 | Pc105 | Seattle | + | − | − | + |
| 18 | Pc224c | Cleveland | + | + | − | + |
| 19 | Pc22-12 | Cleveland (plant) | + | − | − | − |
| 20 | Pc22-18 | Cleveland (plant) | + | + | − | + |
| 21 | cc-14 | Oklahoma City | + | − | − | + |
| 22 | P121 | Seattle | − | + | − | + |
a
Respiratory isolates from CF patients unless otherwise indicated.
b
+, easily detectable within 24 h of growth; ±, detectable at very low concentrations after 40 h of growth; −, not detectable.