Pathogenic soil bacterium is influenced by land management practices

Researchers from Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Australia have found that the soil bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes the emerging infectious disease melioidosis in humans and animals, is associated with land management changes such as livestock husbandry or residential gardening. The study, published January 20 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, sheds light on the environmental occurrence of this bacterium in the soil.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news151737685.html">Pathogenic soil bacterium is influenced by land management practices</a></p> <p>Researchers from Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Australia have found that the soil bacterium <I>Burkholderia pseudomallei</I>, which causes the emerging infectious disease melioidosis in humans and animals, is associated with land management changes such as livestock husbandry or residential gardening. The study, published January 20 in the open-access journal <I>PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases</I>, sheds light on the environmental occurrence of this bacterium in the soil.</p>