109 The Burkholderia cepacia small colony variants (SCV) are a more pathogenic bacterial form that may facilitate persistent respiratory infections in CF patients

108 Adaptive mechanisms associated with increased virulence and persistence of Burkholderia cenocepacia during chronic lung infection: A quantitative proteomic analysis A. Madeira1, S.C. dos Santos1, P.M. Santos1, C.P. Coutinho1, J. Tyrrell2, S. McClean2, M. Callaghan2, I. Sa-Correia1. 1IBB − Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal; 2Centre of Microbial Host Interactions, Department of Science, ITT-Dublin, Dublin, Ireland