TABLE 1.
Recovery of Burkholderia spp. following repeated antibiotic washes and lysis of G. decipiens spores
| Strain | Bacterial growth after the following no. of antibiotic treatments and after spore lysisa:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Lysate | |
| WACC116 | + | + | + | − | − | − | + |
| TVV75T | + | + | − | − | + | ||
| ATCC 25416T | + | + | + | − | − | − | + |
| PHLS 1125 | + | + | + | − | − | − | + |
| NCTC 13177 | + | + | + | + | − | − | + |
| 1026b | + | + | − | − | + | ||
a
No further treatments were conducted after no bacterial growth was detected on two consecutive occasions. Each treatment consisted of incubation with antibiotics followed by five washes in sterile distilled water. Spores were lysed immediately after the final treatment.