Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is found in soil and water of
tropical and subtropical regions globally. Modelled estimates of the global burden predict …

Infection with Burkholderia pseudomallei can result in asymptomatic seroconversion, a
single skin lesion that may or may not heal spontaneously, a pneumonia which can be …

Soft rot Enterobacteriaceae (SRE) are bacterial plant pathogens that cause blackleg, wilt
and soft rot diseases on a broad range of important crop and ornamental plants worldwide …

The global diversity of Bacteria and Archaea, the most ancient and most widespread forms
of life on Earth, is a subject of intense controversy. This controversy stems largely from the …

Background Over 20 years, from October 1989, the Darwin prospective melioidosis study
has documented 540 cases from tropical Australia, providing new insights into epidemiology …

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) produce an aerosol by heating a liquid that usually
contains nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals that users inhale, a behavior commonly …

A central challenge in microbial community ecology is the delineation of appropriate units of
biodiversity, which can be taxonomic, phylogenetic, or functional in nature. The term …

The environmental bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei causes an estimated 165,000
cases of human melioidosis per year worldwide and is also classified as a biothreat agent …

We propose that clonal evolution in micropathogens be defined as restrained recombination
on an evolutionary scale, with genetic exchange scarce enough to not break the prevalent …

Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia thailandensis are related pathogens that
invade a variety of cell types, replicate in the cytoplasm, and spread to nearby cells. We …