The core and accessory genomes of Burkholderia pseudomallei: implications for human melioidosis.

Natural isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bp), the causative agent of melioidosis, can exhibit significant ecological flexibility that is likely reflective of a dynamic genome. Using whole-genome Bp microarrays, we examined patterns of gene presence and absence across 94 South East Asian strain...

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Main Authors: Siew Hoon Sim, Yiting Yu, Chi Ho Lin, R Krishna M Karuturi, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Apichai Tuanyok, Hui Hoon Chua, Catherine Ong, Sivalingam Suppiah Paramalingam, Gladys Tan, Lynn Tang, Gary Lau, Eng Eong Ooi, Donald Woods, Edward Feil, Sharon J Peacock, Patrick Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18927621/pdf/?tool=EBI