Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is rare but ecologically established and widely dispersed in the environment in Puerto Rico.

• Main Authors: Carina M Hall (Author), Sierra Jaramillo (Author), Rebecca Jimenez (Author), Nathan E Stone (Author), Heather Centner (Author), Joseph D Busch (Author), Nicole Bratsch (Author), Chandler C Roe (Author), Jay E Gee (Author), Alex R Hoffmaster (Author), Sarai Rivera-Garcia (Author), Fred Soltero (Author), Kyle Ryff (Author), Janice Perez-Padilla (Author), Paul Keim (Author), Jason W Sahl (Author), David M Wagner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<h4>Background</h4>Burkholderia pseudomallei is a soil-dwelling bacterium and the causative agent of melioidosis. The global burden and distribution of melioidosis is poorly understood, including in the Caribbean. B. pseudomallei was previously isolated from humans and soil in eastern Pu...