Burkholderia pseudomallei is spatially distributed in soil in northeast Thailand.

Melioidosis is a frequently fatal infectious disease caused by the soil dwelling Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Environmental sampling is important to identify geographical distribution of the organism and related risk of infection to humans and livestock. The aim of this study w...

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Main Authors: Direk Limmathurotsakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Narisara Chantratita, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Premjit Amornchai, Nicholas P J Day, Sharon J Peacock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2879387?pdf=render