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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Main Authors: Limmathurotsakul, D, Dance, D, Wuthiekanun, V, Kaestli, M, Mayo, M, Warner, J, Wagner, D, Tuanyok, A, Wertheim, H, Yoke Cheng, T, Mukhopadhyay, C, Puthucheary, S, Day, N, Steinmetz, I, Currie, B, Peacock, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013