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Trigger Factor in Burkholderia pseudomallei is essential for key virulence determinants, including host cell internalization, cytotoxicity, motility, and stress resistance

Burkholderia pseudomallei is a facultative intracellular pathogen and the causative agent of melioidosis. Treatment of this deadly infection is both protracted and limited to only a select number of antibiotics. Not only can patients suffer adverse reactions to prolonged therapy, but resistance has also been reported in several clinical isolates.

Citation:
Bendo JB, Debowski AW, Bzdyl NM, Iwasaki J, Starr J, Bond CS, Scott NE, Stubbs KA, Sarkar-Tyson M. Trigger Factor in Burkholderia pseudomallei is essential for key virulence determinants, including host cell internalization, cytotoxicity, motility, and stress resistance. J Bacteriol. 2026;208(5).

Keywords:
Burkholderia pseudomallei; FK506-binding proteins; Trigger Factor; cell infection; virulence

Abstract:
Burkholderia pseudomallei is a facultative intracellular pathogen and the causative agent of melioidosis. Treatment of this deadly infection is both protracted and limited to only a select number of antibiotics. Not only can patients suffer adverse reactions to prolonged therapy, but resistance has also been reported in several clinical isolates.