Distinct roles for nitric oxide in resistant C57BL/6 and susceptible BALB/c mice to control <it>Burkholderia pseudomallei </it>infection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Burkholderia pseudomallei </it>is the causative agent of melioidosis, an emerging bacterial infectious disease in tropical and subtropical areas. We recently showed that NADPH oxidase but not nitric oxide (NO) contrib...

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Main Authors: Wongprompitak Patimaporn, Breitbach Katrin, Steinmetz Ivo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/12/20