Nonrandom distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei clones in relation to geographical location and virulence.
Burkholderia pseudomallei is a soil-dwelling saprophyte and the causative agent of melioidosis, a life-threatening human infection. Most cases are reported from northeast Thailand and northern Australia. Using multilocus sequence typing (MLST), we have compared (i) soil and invasive isolates from no...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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