Table 1.

Ralstonia Isolates used in this work

Strain	Source
R. pickettii JCM5969, NCTC11149, DSM6297, CIP73.23 CCUG3318, CCM2846, CCUG18841	Culture Collection
R. pickettii ULC193, ULC194, ULC244, ULC277, ULC297, ULC298, ULC421	Microbiology laboratory of Limerick Regional Hospital (Cystic Fibrosis Patients)
R. pickettii ULI788, ULI790, ULI791, ULI796, ULI800, ULI801, ULI804, ULI806, ULI807, ULI818, ULI159, ULI162, ULI165, ULI167, ULI169, ULI171, ULI174, ULI181, ULI187, ULI188, ULI193	Isolated from various Industrial Purified water systems (Ireland)
R. pickettii ULM001, ULM002, ULM003, ULM004, ULM005, ULM006	Isolated from various Millipore Purified water systems (France)
R. pickettii ULM007, ULM010, ULM011	Isolated from various Millipore Laboratory Purified water systems (Ireland)
R. insidiosa ATCC4199, LMG21421	Culture Collection
R. insidiosa ULI821, ULI797, ULI785, ULI181, ULI794, ULI185, ULI166, ULI819, ULI784, ULI163, ULI795	Isolated from various Industrial Purified water systems (Ireland)
R. insidiosa ULM008, ULM009	Isolated from various Millipore Laboratory Purified water systems (Ireland)