Tracing the environmental footprint of the Burkholderia pseudomallei lipopolysaccharide genotypes in the tropical "Top End" of the Northern Territory, Australia.

• Main Authors: Jessica R Webb (Author), Audrey Rachlin (Author), Vanessa Rigas (Author), Derek S Sarovich (Author), Erin P Price (Author), Mirjam Kaestli (Author), Linda M Ward (Author), Mark Mayo (Author), Bart J Currie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Tier 1 select agent Burkholderia pseudomallei is an environmental bacterium that causes melioidosis, a high mortality disease. Variably present genetic markers used to elucidate strain origin, relatedness and virulence in B. pseudomallei include the Burkholderia intracellular motility factor A (...