Burkholderia cepacia is a plant phytogen and is known as a hardy and versatile organism.
Over the past two decades it has emerged as a pathogen in the cystic fibrosis (CF) community…

Species-rich plant communities are prized repositories of biodiversity and a dwindling
resource, but how the large numbers of species that characterize such communities are able to …

Introduction:Burkholderia cepacia infection has been associated with a poor prognosis for
patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). It is now recognised that organisms classified as B cepacia …

Angiosperm families differ greatly from one another in species richness (S). Previous studies
have attributed significant components of this variation to the influence of pollination mode (…

Objectives: To assess the effect on clinical outcome of managing paediatric and adult patients
with cystic fibrosis at specialised cystic fibrosis centres. Design: Cross sectional study. …

We initiated a prospective surveillance study to investigate possible Pseudomonas aeruginosa
cross-infection in our cystic fibrosis centre. We characterised isolates by pyocin typing …

BACKGROUND Patients with cystic fibrosis have several risk factors for the development of
low bone mineral density (BMD). To identify the prevalence and clinical correlates of low …

We used data on grassland plant community composition over a 90—yr period in the history
of the Park Grass Experiment, England to look for relationship between variation in …

The majority of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) now survive into adult life1. This improved
survival has been attributed to advances in the medical management of the disease. However, …

BACKGROUND: The assessment of prognosis is an important issue in cystic fibrosis. The
prognostic value of exercise testing in comparison with other predictors of mortality was …