Pathogenicity of high-dose enteral inoculation of Burkholderia pseudomallei to mice.
Melioidosis is a frequently lethal tropical infection caused by the environmental saprophyte Burkholderia pseudomallei. Although transcutaneous inoculation and inhalation are considered the primary routes of infection, suggestive clinical evidence implicates ingestion as a possible alternative route...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2010
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