TABLE 1.
Profiles of CF isolates used in the studya
| Patient or reference | Data of isolation | B. cepacia isolate | Ribopattern | EPS [g of total sugar · (g of cell protein)−1]b
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | S | ||||
| A | August 95 | IST401 | 2 | 0.24 ± 0.09 | 4.30 ± 0.11 |
| A | September 95 | IST404 | 3 | ND | 0.60 ± 0.06 |
| B | April 95 | IST402 | 1 | ND | 0.80 ± 0.08 |
| B | April 95 | IST409 | 1 | ND | 1.1 ± 0.5 |
| C | February 95 | IST403 | 7 | ND | 0.10 ± 0.02 |
| D | December 95 | IST407 | 3 | ND | ND |
| E | December 95 | IST406 | 2 | 0.36 ± 0.02 | 2.5 ± 0.20 |
| F | January 95 | IST408 | 2 | 0.39 ± 0.01 | 2.20 ± 0.15 |
| G | April 95 | IST405 | 4 | ND | ND |
| G | June 95 | IST410 | 5 | ND | ND |
| G | February 95 | IST411 | 6 | ND | ND |
| H | January 97 | IST412 | 1 | ND | 0.50 ± 0.04 |
| H | March 97 | IST413 | 1 | ND | 0.80 ± 0.02 |
| H | May 97 | IST414 | 1 | ND | 0.80 ± 0.06 |
| H | July 97 | IST415 | 1 | ND | 0.80 ± 0.09 |
| I | September 97 | IST416 | 8 | ND | 0.40 ± 0.02 |
| Type strain | ATCC 25416 | 12 | ND | 4.00 ± 0.20 | |
| 11 | J2315 | 11 | ND | ND | |
| 23 | C1394 | 9 | ND | ND | |
| 27 | C1579 | 10 | ND | 0.50 ± 0.01 | |
a
CF patient hosts are identified by letters. Ribopatterns are shown in Fig. 3.
b
EPS produced (expressed as grams of total sugars present in the ethanol-precipitable material per gram of cell protein) after 5 days of incubation at 30°C on the surface of A or S solid medium by B. cepacia isolates. ND, not detectable.