Identification of Burkholderia thailandensis with novel genotypes in the soil of central Sierra Leone.

<h4>Background</h4>The soil-dwelling bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei is the etiological-agent of the neglected and life-threatening emerging infection melioidosis. The distribution of B. pseudomallei in West Africa is unknown. In the present study we aimed to determine whether B. pseu...

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Main Authors: Emma Birnie, Senne van 't Hof, Anne Bijnsdorp, Yembeh Mansaray, Erdi Huizenga, Arie van der Ende, Floor Hugenholtz, Martin P Grobusch, W Joost Wiersinga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007402