Use of Comparative Genomics To Resolve an Unusual Case of Aminoglycoside Susceptibility in the Melioidosis Pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Mirjam, Kaestl, Saika, Farook, Md. Shariful, Alam Jilani, Shaheda, Anwar, Tanvir, Ahmed Siddiqui, Mark, Mayo, Yuwana, Podin, Jessica R., Webb, David A., B. Dance, Bart J., Currie
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2024
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46926/1/Kaestli%202024-Melioidosis%20in%20Bangladesh.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46926/; https://www.ajtmh.org/view/journals/tpmd/111/5/article-p1056.xml; https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.24-0144

Melioidosis is an emerging tropical infectious disease with a rising global burden caused by the environmental bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. It is endemic in Southeast and South Asia, including Bangladesh. A rare aminoglycosidesusceptible B. pseudomallei isolate (Y2019) has recently been rep...