Serum From Melioidosis Survivors Diminished Intracellular Burkholderia pseudomallei Growth in Macrophages: A Brief Research Report

Serum From Melioidosis Survivors Diminished Intracellular Burkholderia pseudomallei Growth in Macrophages: A Brief Research Report

Melioidosis is a neglected tropical disease with high mortality rate. It is caused by the Gram-negative, CDC category B select agent Burkholderia pseudomallei (B. ps) that is intrinsically resistant to first-line antibiotics. An antibody-based vaccine is likely to be the most effective control measu...

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Main Authors: Panjaporn Chaichana, Barbara Kronsteiner, Patpong Rongkard, Prapit Teparrukkul, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Narisara Chantratita, Nicholas P. J. Day, Helen A. Fletcher, Susanna J. Dunachie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
melioidosis
functional antibodies
opsonization
phagocytosis
Burkholderia pseudomallei
growth inhibition
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00442/full

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