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 …

Burkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram-negative environmental bacterium and the
aetiological agent of melioidosis, a life-threatening infection that is estimated to account …

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 …

This review briefly summarizes the geographical distribution and clinical impact of
melioidosis, especially in the tropics. Burkholderia pseudomallei (a gram-negative …

Most bacteria can switch between a planktonic, sometimes motile, form and a biofilm mode,
in which bacterial cells can aggregate and attach to a solid surface. The transition between …

Pseudomallei group Burkholderia species are facultative intracellular parasites that spread
efficiently from cell to cell by a mechanism involving the fusion of adjacent cell membranes …

Burkholderia pseudomallei is a gram-negative bacterium that causes melioidosis, a
multifaceted disease that is highly endemic in southeast Asia and northern Australia. This …

The Burkholderia pseudomallei complex consists of six phylogenetically related Gram-
negative bacterial species that include environmental saprophytes and mammalian …

Highlights•Burkholderia pseudomallei (BPS) possess a variety of virulence factors that
facilitate survival at different stages of intracellular infection in a variety of cell types.•At the …

The soil bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis and a
significant cause of human morbidity and mortality in many tropical and subtropical …