Open AccessDevelopment and Validation of a Burkholderia pseudomallei Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme To Facilitate Molecular Surveillance
Author(s) -
Sabine Lichtenegger,
Trịnh Thành Trung,
Karoline Assig,
Karola Prior,
Dag Harmsen,
Julian Pesl,
Andrea Zauner,
Michaela Lipp,
Tram A. Que,
Beatrice Mutsam,
Barbara Kleinhappl,
Ivo Steinmetz,
Gabriel E. Wagner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00093-21
Subject(s) - burkholderia pseudomallei , multilocus sequence typing , typing , genome , biology , whole genome sequencing , computational biology , melioidosis , genetics , subtyping , genotype , gene , computer science , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , programming language
Burkholderia pseudomallei causes the severe disease melioidosis. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS)-based typing methods currently offer the highest resolution for molecular investigations of this genetically diverse pathogen.