Polar lipids of Burkholderia pseudomallei induce different host immune responses.

Melioidosis is a disease in tropical and subtropical regions of the world that is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. In endemic regions the disease occurs primarily in humans and goats. In the present study, we used the goat as a model to dissect the polar lipids of B. pseudomallei to identify lip...

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Main Authors: Mercedes Gonzalez-Juarrero, Naoko Mima, Lily A Trunck, Herbert P Schweizer, Richard A Bowen, Kyle Dascher, Waithaka Mwangi, Torsten M Eckstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3832426?pdf=render