BCESM

All the isolates from types 01, 04, and 06 harbored the BCESM, but only those from RAPD type 02 encoded both BCESM and cblA.

The four common RAPD strain types (01, 02, 04, and 06) all encode BCESM, but only type 02 encodes cblA.

Number of cystic fibrosis patients infected with Burkholderia cepacia complex genomovar III RAPD strain type, by Canadian province Province RAPD strain type 01 02 04 06 Other (BCESM+) (a) British Columbia 9 11 16 7 10 (53 Alberta 2 14 16 0 0 Manitoba 0 1 1 0 1 (0) Saskatchewan 0 0 0 0 0 Ontario 1 223 2 0 7 (5) Quebec 5 7 1 0 2 (2) Prince Edward Island 0 0 0 0 0 New Brunswick 0 0 2 0 1 (0) Nova Scotia 0 2 12 0 4 (0) Newfoundland 0 13 0 0 0 Total 17 271 50 7 25 (12) (a) Number of patients whose isolates had Burkholderia cepacia epidemic strain marker (BCESM) in the category "other genomovar III RAPD strain types." Strain types 01,02, 04, and 06 all encoded BCESM.