Immunogenic Burkholderia pseudomallei outer membrane proteins as potential candidate vaccine targets.

BACKGROUND:Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a disease of significant morbidity and mortality in both human and animals in endemic areas. There is no vaccine towards the bacterium available in the market, and the efficacy of many of the bacterium's surface and sec...

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Main Authors: Yuka Hara, Rahmah Mohamed, Sheila Nathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2716516?pdf=render