Draft Genomes for Eight Burkholderia mallei Isolates from Turkey

Genome Announc. 2016 Jan 7;4(1):e01234-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01234-15.

Abstract

Burkholderia mallei, the etiologic agent of glanders, is a Gram-negative, nonmotile, facultative intracellular pathogen. Although glanders has been eradicated from many parts of the world, the threat of B. mallei being used as a weapon is very real. Here we present draft genome assemblies of 8 Burkholderia mallei strains that were isolated in Turkey.

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