ABSTRACT
166BCC is an abbreviation of Burkholderia cepacia complex. Microbewiki defines this term as, “Burkholderia cepacia complex is a group of Gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacilli that are composed of approximately 17 closely-related species which are grouped into nine genomovars” (Microbewiki, 2017). Another definition says, “Burkholderia cepacia complex, or simply Burkholderia cepacia, is a group of catalase-producing, lactose-nonfermenting, Gram-negative bacteria composed of at least 20 different species, including B. cepacia, B. multivorans, B. cenocepacia, B. vietnamiensis, B. stabilis, B. ambifaria, B. dolosa, B. anthina, B. pyrrocinia and B. ubonensis. B. cepacia is an opportunistic human pathogen that most often causes pneumonia in immunocompromised individuals with underlying lung disease. Patients with sickle-cell haemoglobinopathies are also at risk. The species also attacks young onion and tobacco plants, as well as displaying a remarkable ability to digest oil” (Wikipedia, 2017).
