Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei Near-Neighbor Species in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Identification and characterization of near-neighbor species are critical to the development of robust molecular diagnostic tools for biothreat agents. One such agent, Burkholderia pseudomallei, a soil bacterium and the causative agent of melioidosis, is lacking in this area because of its genomic d...

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Main Authors: Jennifer L Ginther, Mark Mayo, Stephanie D Warrington, Mirjam Kaestli, Travis Mullins, David M Wagner, Bart J Currie, Apichai Tuanyok, Paul Keim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4486726?pdf=render