A horizontal gene transfer event defines two distinct groups within Burkholderia pseudomallei that have dissimilar geographic distributions

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 9044-9049

  Tuanyok, Apichai ^a   Auerbach, Raymond K ^a   Brettin, Thomas S ^b   Bruce, David C ^b   Munk, A Christine ^b   Detter, J Chris ^b   Pearson, Talima ^a   Hornstra, Heidie ^a   Sermswan, Rasana W ^c   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^d   Peacock, Sharon J ^d   Currie, Bart J ^e   Keim, Paul ^a   Wagner, David M ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAGELLUM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC SCREENING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRALIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYNTENY; THAILAND;

ANIMALIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

EID: 37449018793     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01264-07     Document Type: Article

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