Burkholderia pseudomallei: Its Detection in Soil and Seroprevalence in Bangladesh.

BACKGROUND:Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is an endemic disease in Bangladesh. No systematic study has yet been done to detect the environmental source of the organism and its true extent in Bangladesh. The present study attempted to isolate B. pseudomallei in soil samples and to...

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Main Authors: Md Shariful Alam Jilani, Jamshedul Alam Mohammad Robayet, Md Mohiuddin, Md Rokib Hasan, Chowdhury Rafiqul Ahsan, Jalaluddin Ashraful Haq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4714902?pdf=render