Whole-Genome Assemblies of 16 Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolates from Rivers in Laos
Nicole Liechti, Rosalie Zimmermann, Jakob Zopfi, Matthew T. Robinson, Alain Pierret, Olivier Ribolzi, Sayaphet Rattanavong, Viengmon Davong, Paul N. Newton, Matthias Wittwer, David A. B. Dance
Abstract
We report 16 Burkholderia pseudomallei genomes, including 5 new multilocus sequence types, isolated from rivers in Laos. The environmental bacterium B. pseudomallei causes melioidosis, a serious infectious disease in tropical and subtropical regions. The isolates are geographically clustered in one clade from around Vientiane, Laos, and one clade from further south.
Topics & Concepts
Burkholderia pseudomalleiMelioidosisCladeSubtropicsBiologyWhole genome sequencingBurkholderiaGenomeBacteriaMicrobiologyPhylogeneticsGeneEcologyGeneticsBurkholderia infections and melioidosisPlant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies