Open AccessGenomic Diversity of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Ceara, Brazil
Author(s) -
Jay E. Gee,
Christopher A. Gulvik,
Débora Souza Collares Maia CasteloBranco,
José Júlio Costa Sidrim,
Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha,
Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro,
Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante,
Tereza J. P. G. Bandeira,
Iracema Patrício,
Lucas Pereira de Alencar,
Ana Ribeiro,
Mili Sheth,
Mark A. Deka,
Alex R. Hoffmaster,
Dionne Bezerra Rolim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
msphere
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.749
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2379-5042
DOI - 10.1128/msphere.01259-20
Subject(s) - burkholderia pseudomallei , melioidosis , genetic diversity , diversity (politics) , biology , epidemiology , population , genetics , evolutionary biology , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , medicine , bacteria , pathology , anthropology , sociology
B. pseudomallei causes significant morbidity and mortality, but its geographic prevalence and genetic diversity are not well characterized, especially in the Western Hemisphere. A better understanding of the genetic relationships among clinical and environmental isolates will improve knowledge of the population structure of this bacterium as well as the ability to conduct epidemiological investigations of cases of melioidosis.