Genomic islands from five strains of Burkholderia pseudomallei

• Main Authors: Apichai Tuanyok, Benjamin R. Leadem, Raymond K. Auerbach, Stephen M. Beckstrom-Sternberg, James S. Beckstrom-Sternberg, Mark Mayo, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Thomas S. Brettin, William C. Nierman, Sharon J. Peacock, Bart J. Currie, David M. Wagner, Paul Keim
• Other Authors: Northern Arizona University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/18827
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Burkholderia pseudomallei is the etiologic agent of melioidosis, a significant cause of morbidity and mortality where this infection is endemic. Genomic differences among strains of B. pseudomallei are predicted to be one of the major causes of the diverse clinical manifestations observe...