Within-host evolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in four cases of acute melioidosis.

Within-host evolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in four cases of acute melioidosis.

Little is currently known about bacterial pathogen evolution and adaptation within the host during acute infection. Previous studies of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the etiologic agent of melioidosis, have shown that this opportunistic pathogen mutates rapidly both in vitro and in vivo at tandemly rep...

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Main Authors: Erin P Price, Heidie M Hornstra, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Tamara L Max, Derek S Sarovich, Amy J Vogler, Julia L Dale, Jennifer L Ginther, Benjamin Leadem, Rebecca E Colman, Jeffrey T Foster, Apichai Tuanyok, David M Wagner, Sharon J Peacock, Talima Pearson, Paul Keim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20090837/?tool=EBI

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20090837/?tool=EBI

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