First Draft Genome for a Burkholderia mallei Isolate Originating from a Glanderous Mule from Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Burkholderia mallei is the etiological agent of glanders. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of Burkholderia mallei strain 16-2438_BM#8 that was isolated from a mule found dead in Pernambuco, northeast Brazil. It is the first available genomic sequence from a strain isolated on the American continent.

SUBMITTER: Girault G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5511908 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature