Burkholderia pseudomallei distribution in Australasia is linked to paleogeographic and anthropogenic history.

Burkholderia pseudomallei is the environmental bacillus that causes melioidosis; a disease clinically significant in Australia and Southeast Asia but emerging in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the globe. Previous studies have placed the ancestral population of the organism in Australia wit...

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Main Authors: Anthony L Baker, Talima Pearson, Jason W Sahl, Crystal Hepp, Erin P Price, Derek S Sarovich, Mark Mayo, Apichai Tuanyok, Bart J Currie, Paul Keim, Jeffrey Warner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6218070?pdf=render