Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2021)

Genomic Diversity of Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolates, Colombia

  • Carolina Duarte,
  • Franco Montufar,
  • Jaime Moreno,
  • Dora Sánchez,
  • Jose Yesid Rodríguez,
  • Alfredo G. Torres,
  • Soraya Morales,
  • Adriana Bautista,
  • Mónica G. Huertas,
  • Julia N. Myers,
  • Christopher A. Gulvik,
  • Mindy G. Elrod,
  • David D. Blaney,
  • Jay E. Gee

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.202824
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 2
pp. 655 – 658

Abstract

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We report an analysis of the genomic diversity of isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the cause of melioidosis, recovered in Colombia from routine surveillance during 2016–2017. B. pseudomallei appears genetically diverse, suggesting it is well established and has spread across the region.

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