Background Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Tier 1 Select Agent and the cause of melioidosis, is a Gram-negative bacillus present in the environment in many tropical countries. Defining the global pattern
A nested PCR was developed for detection of the Clostridium botulinum type C(1) toxin gene in sediments collected from wetlands where avian botulism outbreaks had or had not occurred. The C(1) toxin g
This study examined the efficacy of sequence analysis for detection of B. anthracis in an environmental background. Whole-genome sequencing was applied to titrated genome copy numbers of B. anthracis