Interrogation of the Burkholderia pseudomallei genome to address differential virulence among isolates.

Infection by the Gram-negative pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei results in the disease melioidosis, acquired from the environment in parts of southeast Asia and northern Australia. Clinical symptoms of melioidosis range from acute (fever, pneumonia, septicemia, and localized infection) to chronic...

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Main Authors: Jean F Challacombe, Chris J Stubben, Christopher P Klimko, Susan L Welkos, Steven J Kern, Joel A Bozue, Patricia L Worsham, Christopher K Cote, Daniel N Wolfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115951