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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Main Authors: West, T, Myers, N, Limmathurotsakul, D, Liggitt, H, Chantratita, N, Peacock, S, Skerrett, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010