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Molecular phylogeny of Burkholderia pseudomallei from a remote region of Papua New Guinea

Baker, Anthony and Pearson, Talima and Price, Erin P. and Dale, Julia and Keim, Paul and Hornstra, Heidie and Greenhill, Andrew and Padilla, Gabriel and Warner, Jeffrey (2011) Molecular phylogeny of Burkholderia pseudomallei from a remote region of Papua New Guinea. PLoS ONE, 6 (3). e18343. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

Background The island of New Guinea is located midway between the world's two major melioidosis endemic regions of Australia and Southeast Asia. Previous studies in Papua New Guinea have demonstrated autochthonous melioidosis in Balimo, Western province. In contrast to other regions of endemicity, isolates recovered from both environmental and clinical sources demonstrate narrow genetic diversity over large spatial and temporal scales. Methodology/Principal Findings We employed molecular typing techniques to determine the phylogenetic relationships of these isolates to each other and to others worldwide to aid in understanding the origins of the Papua New Guinean isolates. Multi-locus sequence typing of the 39 isolates resolved three unique sequence types. Phylogenetic reconstruction and Structure analysis determined that all isolates were genetically closer to those from Australia than those from Southeast Asia. Gene cluster analysis however, identified a Yersinia-like fimbrial gene cluster predominantly found among Burkholderia pseudomallei derived from Southeast Asia. Higher resolution VNTR typing and phylogenetic reconstruction of the Balimo isolates resolved 24 genotypes with long branch lengths. These findings are congruent with long term persistence in the region and a high level of environmental stability. Conclusions/Significance Given that anthropogenic influence has been hypothesized as a mechanism for the dispersal of B. pseudomallei, these findings correlate with limited movement of the indigenous people in the region. The palaeogeographical and anthropogenic history of Australasia and the results from this study indicate that New Guinea is an important region for the further study of B. pseudomallei origins and dissemination.

Item Type: Article
ID number or DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018343
Keywords: Papua New Guinea; paleogenetics; melioidosis; phylogentic analysis; phylogenetics; phylogeography;
Subjects: Q Science > QR Microbiology
NAU Depositing Author Academic Status: Faculty/Staff
Department/Unit: Research Centers > Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics
Date Deposited: 18 Oct 2015 19:33
URI: http://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/1744

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