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Genome-wide comparison reveals great inter- and intraspecies variability in B. pseudomallei and B. mallei pathogens.
Research in microbiology - 1 Nov 2004
Monastyrskaya Galina, Fushan Alexey, Abaev Igor, Filyukova Olga, Kostina Maria, Pecherskih Emily, Sverdlov Eugene
Abstract excerpt
Burkholderia mallei and B. pseudomallei, closely related Gram-negative bacteria, are causative agents of serious infectious diseases of humans and animals: glanders and melioidosis, respectively. Despite numerous studies of these pathogens, the detailed mechanism of their pathogenesis is still unknown. The problem is even more complicated due to natural variability of B. pseudomallei and B. mallei strains, the...
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