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Comparing in vitro and in vivo virulence phenotypes of Burkholderia pseudomallei type G strains.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Lewis Eric R G, Kilgore Paul B, Mott Tiffany M, Pradenas Gonzalo A, Torres Alfredo G
Abstract excerpt
Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bpm) is a saprophytic rod-shaped gram-negative bacterium and the causative agent of melioidosis. This disease has previously been described as endemic in areas such as northern Australia and Southeast Asia, but, more recently, a better understanding of the epidemiology of melioidosis indicated that the disease is distributed worldwide, including regions of the Americas and Africa. A...
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