Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated from pus from an abscess of a pet iguana living in a private household in Prague, Czech Republic. This paper presents the complete genome sequence of B. pseudomallei strain VB976100.

Animal Clinic Bílá Hora Prague Czech Republic

Friedrich Loeffler Institut Federal Research Institute for Animal Health Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses Jena Germany

Vet Med Labor GmbH Division of IDEXX Laboratories Ludwigsburg Germany

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