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An avirulent Burkholderia pseudomallei ∆purM strain with atypical type B LPS: expansion of the toolkit for biosafe studies of melioidosis.
BMC microbiology - 7 Jun 2017
Norris Michael H, Rahman Khan Md Siddiqur, Schweizer Herbert P, Tuanyok Apichai
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The work was undertaken to expand the tools available for researching Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bp), the etiological agent of the tropical disease melioidosis. Melioidosis has the potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety. In the United States, Bp is listed as a Tier-1 select agent by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), thus requiring high levels of regulation...
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