Molecular investigations of a locally acquired case of melioidosis in Southern AZ, USA.

• Main Authors: David M Engelthaler (Author), Jolene Bowers (Author), James A Schupp (Author), Talima Pearson (Author), Jennifer Ginther (Author), Heidie M Hornstra (Author), Julia Dale (Author), Tasha Stewart (Author), Rebecca Sunenshine (Author), Victor Waddell (Author), Craig Levy (Author), John Gillece (Author), Lance B Price (Author), Tania Contente (Author), Stephen M Beckstrom-Sternberg (Author), David D Blaney (Author), David M Wagner (Author), Mark Mayo (Author), Bart J Currie (Author), Paul Keim (Author), Apichai Tuanyok (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Melioidosis is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Gram-negative bacillus, primarily found in soils in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. A recent case of melioidosis in non-endemic Arizona was determined to be the result of locally acquired infection, as the patient had no travel history to...