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Volume 32, Number 8—August 2026

Virulence of Burkholderia pseudomallei Strains from Western Hemisphere and Africa in Mice

Christopher P. Klimko, J. Matthew Meinig, Kevin D. Mlynek, Nathaniel O. Rill, Sergei S. Biryukov, Jennifer L. Dankmeyer, Annette M. Gray, Jennifer Chua, Stephanie A. Halasahoris, Michael L. Davies, Brian A. Smith, Carlos I. Rodriguez-Negron, Christopher T. Braun, Elsie E. Martinez, Jade L. Spencer, David N. Dyer, Ondraya M. Frick, Marjorie E. Torres, Mindy G. Elrod, Jay E. Gee, Christopher A. Gulvik, Zachary P. Weiner, Ju Qiu, Joel A. Bozue, David DeShazer, and Christopher K. Cote

Author affiliation: US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland, USA (C.P. Klimko, J.M. Meinig, K.D. Mlynek, N.O. Rill, S.S. Biryukov, J.L. Dankmeyer, A.M. Gray, J. Chua, S.A. Halasahoris, M.L. Davies, B.A. Smith, C.I. Rodriguez-Negron, C.T. Braun, E.E. Martinez, J.L. Spencer, D.N. Dyer, O.M. Frick, M.E. Torres, J. Qiu, J.A Bozue, D. DeShazer, C.K. Cote); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M.G. Elrod, J.E. Gee, C.A. Gulvik, Z.P. Weiner)

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Maximum-likelihood core-genome phylogenetic tree of all Burkholderia pseudomallei genomes (n = 1,956) from the National Center for Biotechnology Information RefSeq (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/refseq) database used in study of B. pseudomallei virulence in mouse models. Red bars highlight the 10 isolates used in this study (inset); ring color denotes geographic origin. Scale bar represents nucleotide substitutions per site.

Figure 1. Maximum-likelihood core-genome phylogenetic tree of all Burkholderia pseudomallei genomes (n = 1,956) from the National Center for Biotechnology Information RefSeq (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/refseq) database used in study of B. pseudomallei virulence in mouse models. Red bars highlight the 10 isolates used in this study (inset); ring color denotes geographic origin. Scale bar represents nucleotide substitutions per site.

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