Fine-scale genetic diversity among Burkholderia pseudomallei soil isolates in northeast Thailand.
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.
U'ren
Jana M
JM
Northern Arizona University, Department of Biological Sciences, Box 5640, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5640, USA.
Hornstra
Heidie
H
Pearson
Talima
T
Schupp
James M
JM
Leadem
Benjamin
B
Georgia
Shalamar
S
Sermswan
Rasana W
RW
Keim
Paul
P
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013785:Thailand
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial