We report an analysis of the genomic diversity of isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the cause of melioidosis, recovered in Colombia from routine surveillance during 2016-2017. B. pseudomallei appears genetically diverse, suggesting it is well established and has spread across the region.
Keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; Colombia; bacteria; genomic diversity; melioidosis; molecular epidemiology; multilocus sequence typing; phylogeography; whole-genome sequencing.