Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil, US Virgin Islands, 2019.

Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil, US Virgin Islands, 2019.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Nov;26(11):2773-2775
Authors: Stone NE, Hall CM, Browne AS, Sahl JW, Hutton SM, Santana-Propper E, Celona KR, Guendel I, Harrison CJ, Gee JE, Elrod MG, Busch JD, Hoffmaster AR, Ellis EM, Wagner DM
Abstract
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.
PMID: 33079041 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - October 21, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Stone NE, Hall CM, Browne AS, Sahl JW, Hutton SM, Santana-Propper E, Celona KR, Guendel I, Harrison CJ, Gee JE, Elrod MG, Busch JD, Hoffmaster AR, Ellis EM, Wagner DM Tags: Emerg Infect Dis Source Type: research