Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis as a discriminatory typing technique for the biothreat agent burkholderia mallei.

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) was used to type 21 laboratory strains of Burkholderia mallei. We demonstrated good resolution by PFGE together with clustering of some geographically related isolates, and confirmed previous observations that B. mallei is...

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Main Authors: Chantratita, N, Vesaratchavest, M, Wuthiekanun, V, Tiyawisutsri, R, Ulziitogtokh, T, Akcay, E, Day, N, Peacock, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006