The Burkholderia pseudomallei hmqA-G Locus Mediates Competitive Fitness against Environmental Gram-Positive Bacteria
ABSTRACT Burkholderia pseudomallei is an opportunistic pathogen that is responsible for the disease melioidosis in humans and animals.The microbe is a tier 1 select agent because it is highly infectious by the aerosol route, it is inherently resistant to multiple antibiotics, and no licensed vaccine currently exists.Naturally acquired infections re