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Multidrug-Resistant and Highly Virulent Strains of Burkholderia Cepacia Complex – Phage Therapy as a Potential Treatment Option for Infections Cover

Multidrug-Resistant and Highly Virulent Strains of Burkholderia Cepacia Complex – Phage Therapy as a Potential Treatment Option for Infections

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|Dec 2025

Figures & Tables

Table 1.

Burkholderia phages by lifecycle detailing host, morphotype, taxonomy, and genome size.

Phage nameHostPhage morphotypePhage taxonomy (Family; Genus)Genome sipze [bp]Reference
Lytic lifecycle
AH2B. cenocepaica;
B. gladioli
SiphovirusCasjensviridae; Ahduovirus58.065Lauman et al. 2024; Lynch et al. 2012b
Bcep1B. cenocepaciaMyovirusNaesvirus48.177Summer et al. 2006
BcepB1AB. cenocepaciaMyovirusn/a47.399Lynch et al. 2012a
BcepSauronB. cenocepaciaMyovirusSarumanvirus262.653Park et al. 2014
KP1B. cenocepaciaSiphovirusSiphovirus52.676Mankovich et al. 2023
KL1B. cenocepaciaSiphovirusJondennisvirinae; Kilunavirus42.832Lynch et al. 2012b
Bcep43B. cepaciaMyovirusNaesvirus48.024Summer et al. 2006
Bcep781B. cepaciaMyovirusNaesvirus48.247Summer et al. 2006
BcepNazgulB. cepaciaSiphovirusCasjensviridae; Nazgulvirus57.455Ahern et al. 2014
CSP3B. contaminansPodovirusLessievirus63.038Stanton et al. 2023
WTBB. gladioliMyovirusBglawtbvirus68.641Wang et al. 2024
FLC10B. glumaeMyovirusPeduoviridae; Kisquattuordecimvirus32.867Kanaizuka et al. 2023
NBP1-1B. glumaeMyovirusPeduoviridae; Tigrvirus40.57Jungkhun et al. 2021
NBP4-7B. glumaeMyovirusPeduoviridae; Tigrvirus40.563Jungkhun et al. 2021
NBP4-8B. glumaeMyovirusPeduoviridae; Tigrvirus40.568Jungkhun et al. 2021
FLC6B. glumae;
B. plantarii
MyovirusChimalliviridae; Chingmaivirus227.105Sasaki et al. 2021a
FLC8B. glumae;
B. plantarii;
B. gladioli
MyovirusChimalliviridae; Chingmaivirus225.545Kanaizuka et al. 2023
S13B. multivorans;
B. cenocepacia;
B. dolosa;
B. ambifaria
MyovirusChimalliviridae; Chingmaivirus227.647Supina et al. 2025
JG068B. multivorans;
B. cenocepacia;
B. stabilis;
B. dolosa
PodovirusAutonotataviridae; Mguuvirus41.604Rezene et al. 2022
ST79B. pseudomallei;
B. mallei
MyovirusPeduoviridae; Nampongvirus35.43Yordpratum et al. 2011
Temperate lifecycle
KL3B. ambifariaMyovirusPeduoviridae; Kayeltresvirus40.555Lynch et al. 2010a
AP3B. cepaciaMyovirusPeduoviridae; Aptresvirus~38-40Roszniowski et al. 2017
BcepIL02B. cenocepaciaPodovirusLessievirus62.715Gill et al. 2011
BcepMuB. cenocepaciaMyovirusBcepmuvirus36.748Semler et al. 2012
MagiaB. cenocepaciaMyovirusMagiavirus44.942Gafford-Gaby et al. 2021
MicaB. cenocepaciaMyovirusMicavirus43.707Garcia et al. 2021
MilagroB. cenocepaciaMyovirusPeduoviridae; Kayeltresvirus39.088n/a
PakuB. cenocepacian/aAutonotataviridae; Pakuvirus42.727Rezene et al. 2022
vb BceM AP3B. cenocepaciaMyovirusPeduoviridae; Aptresvirus36.499Roszniowski et al. 2017
Bcep22B. cenocepciaPodovirusLessievirus63.882Gill et al. 2011
KS10B. cenocepcia;
B. stabilis;
B. ambifaria
Myovirusn/a37.635Goudie et al. 2008
BcepC6BB. cepaciaPodovirusRyyoungivurs42.415Summer et al. 2006
DC1B. cepacia;
B. cenocepaica;
B. stabilis
PodovirusLessievirus61.847Lynch et al. 2012b
MajaB. gladioliMyovirusLindbergviridae; Gladiolivirus68.393Yu et al. 2021
FLC5B. glumae;
B. plantarii
MyovirusPeduoviridae; Kisquattuordecimvirus32.09Sasaki et al. 2021b
phiEl25B. malleiSiphovirusStanholtvirus53.373Woods et al. 2022
phi1026bB. mallei;
B. pseudomallei
SiphovirusStanholtvirus54.865DeShazer et al. 2004
phi644_2B. mallei;
B. pseudomallei
SiphovirusStanholtvirus48.674Ronning et al. 2010
phiE12_2B. mallei;
B. pseudomallei;
MyovirusPeduoviridae; Duodecimduovirus36.69Ronning et al. 2010
phiE202B. mallei;
B. pseudomallei;
MyovirusPeduoviridae; Tigrvirus35.741Ronning et al. 2010
phiE058B. mallei;
B. pseudomallei;
B. thailandensis
Myovirusn/a44.121Hammerl et al. 2020
KS5B. multivorans;
B. cenocepacia
MyovirusPeduoviridae;
Kisquinquevirus
37.236Lynch et al. 2010a
KS14B. multivorans;
B. cenocepacia;
B. dolosa;
B. ambifaria
MyovirusPeduoviridae;
Kisquattuordecimvirus
32.317Lynch et al. 2010b
Bcep176B. multivorans;
B. cepacia
SiphovirusStanholtvirus44.856n/a
phi52237B. pseudomalleiMyovirusPeduoviridae;
Tigrvirus
37.639Ronning et al. 2010
PK23B. pseudomalleiMyovirusPeduoviridae;
Duodecimduovirus
35.343Khrongsee et al. 2024
PE067B. pseudomallei;
B. thailandensis
Myovirusn/a43.649Hammerl et al. 2020
Bp-AMP1B. pseudomallei;
B. thaliandensis
PodovirusAutonotataviridae;
Ampunavirus
42.409Letarov et al. 2022;
Shan et al. 2014;
phiX216B. pseudomalleri;
B. mallei
MyovirusPeduoviridae; Tigrvirus37.637Kvitko et al. 2012
KS9B. pyrrocinia;
B. cenocepacia
SiphovirusStanholtvirus39.896Lynch et al. 2010
PhiE255B. thailandensisMyovirusBcepmuvirus37.446Ronning et al. 2010
phiE094B. thailandensis;
B. pseudomallei
MyovirusPeduoviridae; Tigrvirus37.727Muangsombut et al. 2021
Lifestyle unclassified
BcepF1B. ambifariaMyovirusLindbergviridae; Bcepfunavirus14.8Quinones-Olvera et al. 2024
BcepMiglB. cenocepaciaPodovirusLessievirus72.415Lynch et al. 2012a
BcepNY3B. cenocepacian/aNaesvirus52.414Lynch et al. 2012a
BcepSarumanB. cenocepaciaMyovirusSarumanvirus62.952n/a
BCE1B. cepacian/aTectiviridae; Alphatectivirus47.382n/a
BcepGomrB. cepacian/an/a263.735n/a
BCSR129B. cepaciaMyovirusn/a66.147Ben Porat et al. 2021
BCSR52B. cepaciaMyovirusLindbergviridae; Irusalimvirus227.351Ben Porat et al. 2021
BCSR5B. cepciaMyovirusn/a70.038n/a
ManaB. gladioliMyovirusPeduoviridae; Aptresvirus37.631Roszniowski et al. 2017
FLC9B. glumae; B. plantariiMyovirusn/a42.492Shan et al. 2014
vB BmuP KL4B. multivoransn/aKelquatrovirus41.882Shan et al. 2014
BEKB. pseudomalleiMyovirusPeduoviridae; Tigrvirus42.112Shan et al. 2014
Bp-AMP2B. pseudomalleiPodovirusAutonotataviridae; Ampunavirus321.833Kanaizuka et al. 2023
Bp-AMP3B. pseudomalleiPodovirusAutonotataviridae; Ampunavirus38.038Godoy et al. 2021
Bp-AMP4B. pseudomalleiPodovirusAutonotataviridae; Ampunavirus54.921n/a
phiBP82.1B. pseudomallein/aStanholtvirus56.453n/a
phiBtB. pseudomallein/aStanholtvirus42.25n/a
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/am-2025-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2545-3149 | Journal ISSN: 0079-4252
Language: English, Polish
Page range: 211 - 220
Submitted on: Apr 2, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 23, 2025
Published on: Dec 24, 2025
Published by: Polish Society of Microbiologists
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