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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Autors principals: Vesaratchavest, M, Tumapa, S, Day, N, Wuthiekanun, V, Chierakul, W, Holden, M, White, N, Currie, B, Spratt, BG, Feil, E, Peacock, S
Format: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicat: 2006