Presence of <i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i> in Soil, Nigeria, 2019
Jelmer Savelkoel, Rita Oladele, Chiedozie Kingsley Ojide, Rebecca F. Peters, Daan W. Notermans, Justina O. Makinwa, Maaike C. de Vries, Marion A.E. Sunter, Sébastien Matamoros, N. Abdullahi, Uche Unigwe, Sulaimon Akanmu, W. Joost Wiersinga, Emma Birnie
Abstract
Melioidosis, caused by the soil-dwelling bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is predicted to be endemic in Nigeria but is only occasionally reported. This report documents the systematic identification of the presence of B. pseudomallei and B. thailandensis in the soil across multiple states in Nigeria.
Topics & Concepts
Burkholderia pseudomalleiMelioidosisBurkholderiaMicrobiologyBiologyBacteriaGeneticsBurkholderia infections and melioidosis