Phenotypic characterization of three clinical isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Ceará, Brazil

Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis was found in a small cluster of cases in Tejuçuoca, Ceará, Brazil. Tests were carried out to determine its phenotypic characteristics: colony morphology on Ashdown agar and MacConkey agar, biochemical profile in conventional biochemical t...

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Main Authors: CG Virginio, MFS Teixeira, CC Frota, VS Café, MFG Rocha, JJC Sidrim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000100018