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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2008, p. 2774-2777, Vol. 46, No. 8
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00460-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Recovery of Herbaspirillum Species from Persons with Cystic Fibrosis{triangledown}

Theodore Spilker,1 Ahmet Z. Uluer,2 Francisco M. Marty,3 Wendy W. Yeh,3 Julie H. Levison,3 Peter Vandamme,4 and John J. LiPuma1*

Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan,1 Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts,2 Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts,3 Laboratorium voor Microbiologie, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium4

Received 7 March 2008/ Returned for modification 8 May 2008/ Accepted 25 May 2008

Herbaspirillum species are not known to be human pathogens. We report on the identification of Herbaspirillum from cultures from 28 persons with cystic fibrosis (CF). Most isolates were initially identified as members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex. Although the role that these species play in lung disease in persons with CF is not known, their differentiation from other species is important and has serious implications for clinical care and patient well-being.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, 8323 MSRB III, SPC 5646, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0646. Phone: (734) 936-9767. Fax: (734) 764-4279. E-mail: jlipuma{at}umich.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 4 June 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2008, p. 2774-2777, Vol. 46, No. 8
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00460-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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