Identification of the <i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i> bacteriophage ST79 lysis gene cassette

Abstract

Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Gram-negative bacterium causing an infectious disease, is intrinsically resistant to several antibiotics, and a vaccine is not available. The lysis genes of ST79, the first reported lytic bacteriophage of B. pseudomallei, were characterized. The development of ST79 as an alternative treatment for skin ulceration, for example, or to be used as a gene cloning tool for B. pseudomallei may be possible with this knowledge.