Systematic review and consensus guidelines for environmental sampling of Burkholderia pseudomallei.
BACKGROUND: Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Tier 1 Select Agent and the cause of melioidosis, is a Gram-negative bacillus present in the environment in many tropical countries. Defining the global pattern of B. pseudomallei distribution underpins efforts to prevent infection, and is dependent upon robu...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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