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molecular and cellular basis of pathogenesis in melioidosis: how does Burkholderia pseudomallei caus...

molecular and cellular basis of pathogenesis in melioidosis: how does Burkholderia pseudomallei caus...

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molecular and cellular basis of pathogenesis in melioidosis: how does Burkholderia pseudomallei cause disease

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molecular and cellular basis of pathogenesis in melioidosis: how does Burkholderia pseudomallei cause disease

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Oxford, UK: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Journal title

FEMS microbiology reviews, 2009-11, Vol.33 (6), p.1079-1099

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English

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Oxford, UK: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Melioidosis, a febrile illness with disease states ranging from acute pneumonia or septicaemia to chronic abscesses, was first documented by Whitmore '' Krishnaswami (1912) . The causative agent, Burkholderia pseudomallei, was subsequently identified as a motile, gram-negative bacillus, which is principally an environmental saprophyte. Melioidosis...

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molecular and cellular basis of pathogenesis in melioidosis: how does Burkholderia pseudomallei cause disease

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67674546

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67674546

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0168-6445,1574-6976

E-ISSN

1574-6976

DOI

10.1111/j.1574-6976.2009.00189.x

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