Using Land Runoff To Survey the Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Burkholderia pseudomallei Strains in Vientiane, Laos
Rachlin A., Luangraj M., Kaestli M., Rattanavong S., Phoumin P., Webb JR., Mayo M., Currie BJ., Dance DAB.
The environmental bacterium B. pseudomallei is the etiological agent of melioidosis, a tropical disease with one model estimating a global annual incidence of 165,000 cases and 89,000 deaths. In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos), the environmental distribution and population structure of B. pseudomallei remain relatively undefined, particularly in Vientiane Capital, where most diagnosed cases have originated.