Table 5.

Ralstonia Strains used in this work

Strain	Source
R. pickettii JCM5969, NCTC11149, DSM6297, CIP73.23 CCUG3318	Culture Collections
R. pickettii CCM2846 CCUG18841	Culture Collections
R.insidiosa ATCC4199	Culture Collection
R.insidiosa LMG21421	Culture Collection
R. pickettii ULC193, ULC194, ULC277, ULC297, ULC298, ULC224, ULC421	Microbiology laboratory of Limerick Regional Hospital (Cystic Fibrosis Patients)
R. pickettii ULI785, ULI788, ULI790, ULI791, ULI796, ULI798, ULI800, ULI801, ULI804, ULI806, ULI807, ULI818, ULI159, ULI162, ULI165, ULI167, ULI169, ULI171, ULI174, ULI181, ULI187, ULI188, ULI193	Isolated from various Millipore Purified water systems (Ireland)
R.insidiosa ULI821, ULI797, ULI785, ULI181, ULI794, ULI185, ULI166, ULI819, ULI784, ULI163, ULI795	Isolated from various Millipore Purified water systems (Ireland)
R. pickettii ULM001, ULM002, ULM003, ULM004, ULM005, ULM006	Isolated from various Millipore Purified water systems (France)
R. pickettii ULM007, ULM008, ULM009, ULM010, ULM011	Isolated from various Millipore Purified water systems (Ireland)
R.insidiosa ULM008, ULM009	Isolated from various Millipore Purified water systems (Ireland)