Molecular epidemiology of Burkholderia pseudomallei and its relatives

• Main Author: Chan, Mark Boon Pho
• Other Authors: Yap Peng Huat, Eric
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Genetics; Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Microbial ecology; Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Bacteria
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171838
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is endemic to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. In Singapore, 1,736 melioidosis cases have been reported since 1989, with an overall case fatality rate of 19%. This study aims to study the genomic epidemiology of B. pseudomallei com...