title: Burkholderia pseudomallei type G in Western Hemisphere.
abstract: Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates from the Western Hemisphere are difficult to differentiate from those from regions in which melioidosis is traditionally endemic. We used internal transcribed spacer typing to determine that B. pseudomallei isolates from the Western Hemisphere are consistently type G. Knowledge of this relationship might be useful for epidemiologic investigations.
authors.forename: Jay E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Allender
authors.forename: Apichai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tuanyok
authors.forename: Mindy G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Elrod
authors.forename: Alex R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hoffmaster
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial
keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; Western Hemisphere; bacteria; internal transcribed spacer; melioidosis; molecular typing; type G