Systematic review and consensus guidelines for environmental sampling of Burkholderia pseudomallei.

Systematic review and consensus guidelines for environmental sampling of Burkholderia pseudomallei.

Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Tier 1 Select Agent and the cause of melioidosis, is a Gram-negative bacillus present in the environment in many tropical countries. Defining the global pattern of B. pseudomallei distribution underpins efforts to prevent infection, and is dependent upon robust environme...

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Main Authors: Direk Limmathurotsakul, David A B Dance, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Mirjam Kaestli, Mark Mayo, Jeffrey Warner, David M Wagner, Apichai Tuanyok, Heiman Wertheim, Tan Yoke Cheng, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Savithiri Puthucheary, Nicholas P J Day, Ivo Steinmetz, Bart J Currie, Sharon J Peacock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3605150?pdf=render

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