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Nonrandom Distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei Clones in Relation to Geographical Location and Virulence
1 Jul 2006
Abstract excerpt
Burkholderia pseudomallei is a soil-dwelling saprophyte and the causative agent of melioidosis, a life-threatening human infection. Most cases are reported from northeast Thailand and northern Australia. Using multilocus sequence typing (MLST), we have compared (i) soil and invasive isolates from northeast Thailand and (ii) invasive isolates from Thailand and Australia. A total of 266 Thai B. pseudomallei...
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