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Fine-scale genetic diversity among Burkholderia pseudomallei soil isolates in northeast Thailand.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 2007
U'ren Jana M, Hornstra Heidie, Pearson Talima, Schupp James M, Leadem Benjamin, Georgia Shalamar, Sermswan Rasana W, Keim Paul
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Burkholderia pseudomallei soil isolates from northeast Thailand were genotyped using multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). MLVA identified 19 genotypes within three clades, while MLST revealed two genotypes. These close genetic relationships imply a recent colonization followed by localized expansion, similar to what occurs in an outbreak situation.
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