Whole-genome sequencing of Burkholderia glumae strains from Thailand reveals potential horizontal gene transfer with Burkholderia pseudomallei
Sujin Patarapuwadol, Woranich Hintong, Pornpavee Nualnisachol, Natnicha Wankaew, Worarat Kruasuwan, Thanchanok Sawaengwong, Phatcharin Laosena, Jiraphan Premsuriya, Annamaria Bevivino, Annamaria Bevivino, Annamaria Bevivino · 2025
Read Whole-genome sequencing of Burkholderia glumae strains from Thailand reveals potential horizontal gene transfer with Burkholderia pseudomallei by Sujin Patarapuwadol, Woranich Hintong, Pornpavee Nualnisachol, Natnicha Wankaew, Worarat Kruasuwan, Thanchanok Sawaengwong, Phatcharin Laosena, Jiraphan Premsuriya, Annamaria Bevivino, Annamaria Bevivino, Annamaria Bevivino (2025) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-12755741.txt.
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Sujin Patarapuwadol and seven co-authors read the full genomes of a rice pathogen in Thailand, hunting for genes swapped with a dangerous human pathogen, in a 2025 study. The bacterium Burkholderia glumae blights rice panicles and rarely infects people. Its cousin, Burkholderia pseudomallei, causes the serious human disease melioidosis, and the two share Thai rice fields.
The team sequenced 16 strains of the rice pathogen from seven provinces and compared their genomes. Members of this bacterial family shuffle genes readily, so signs of transfer between the species matter: borrowed genes could sharpen either one against plants or people. The comparison maps each strain’s makeup and flags the shared segments that surveillance should watch.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sujin Patarapuwadol, Woranich Hintong, Pornpavee Nualnisachol, Natnicha Wankaew, Worarat Kruasuwan, Thanchanok Sawaengwong, Phatcharin Laosena, Jiraphan Premsuriya, Annamaria Bevivino, Annamaria Bevivino, Annamaria Bevivino |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 71 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |