Article
Genomic islands from five strains of Burkholderia pseudomallei.
BMC genomics - 27 Nov 2008
Tuanyok Apichai, Leadem Benjamin R, Auerbach Raymond K, Beckstrom-Sternberg Stephen M, Beckstrom-Sternberg James S, Mayo Mark, Wuthiekanun Vanaporn, Brettin Thomas S, Nierman William C, Peacock Sharon J, Currie Bart J, Wagner David M, Keim Paul
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Burkholderia pseudomallei is the etiologic agent of melioidosis, a significant cause of morbidity and mortality where this infection is endemic. Genomic differences among strains of B. pseudomallei are predicted to be one of the major causes of the diverse clinical manifestations observed among patients with melioidosis. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of genomic islands (GIs) as...
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