Tracing the environmental footprint of the Burkholderia pseudomallei lipopolysaccharide genotypes in the tropical \"Top End\" of the Northern Territory, Australia
Jessica R. Webb, Audrey Rachlin, Vanessa Rigas, Derek S. Sarovich, Erin P. Price, Mirjam Kaestli, Linda M Ward, Mark J. Mayo, Bart J. Currie
This study uses whole-genome sequencing and geographical mapping to show that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) types in Burkholderia pseudomallei correlate with specific regions in the Northern Territory, Australia, and can serve as geographical markers.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Jul 26, 2019Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology