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Multilocus Sequence Typing of Clinical Isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei Collected in Hainan, a Tropical Island of Southern China.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 5 Oct 2016
Wang Xu-Ming, Zheng Xiao, Wu Hua, Zhou Xiao-Jun, Kuang Hui-Hui, Guo Hong-Li, Xu Kai, Li Tian-Jiao, Liu Ling-Li, Li Wei
Abstract excerpt
Burkholderia pseudomallei is a gram-negative bacterium that causes melioidosis. In this study, we examined the sequence types (STs) of 60 clinical isolates from patients with melioidosis in Hainan, a tropical island in southern China. The 60 clinical isolates were resolved into 30 STs. Among the STs, ST562 was also reported in Australia, and ST90 was also reported in the United States, probably from a traveler...
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