Interaction between<i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i>and the Host Immune Response: Sleeping with the Enemy?

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Melioidosis is an infectious disease endemic in tropical and subtropical areas but is most often described in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. It has increasingly gained attention in the Western Hemisphere because of its potential use as a biological weapon. Progress in our understanding of the virulence mechanisms of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent, has provided clues to the pathogenesis of...

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