Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil, US Virgin Islands, 2019

oleh: Nathan E. Stone, Carina M. Hall, A. Springer Browne, Jason W. Sahl, Shelby M. Hutton, Ella Santana-Propper, Kimberly R. Celona, Irene Guendel, Cosme J. Harrison, Jay E. Gee, Mindy G. Elrod, Joseph D. Busch, Alex R. Hoffmaster, Esther M. Ellis, David M. Wagner

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-11-01

Deskripsi

The distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in the Caribbean is poorly understood. We isolated B. pseudomallei from US Virgin Islands soil. The soil isolate was genetically similar to other isolates from the Caribbean, suggesting that B. pseudomallei might have been introduced to the islands multiple times through severe weather events.