Burkholderia pseudomallei Traced to Water Treatment Plant in Australia

Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated from environmental specimens 1 year after an outbreak of acute melioidosis in a remote coastal community in northwestern Australia. B. pseudomallei was isolated from a water storage tank and from spray formed in a pH-raising aerator unit. Pulsed-field gel elect...

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Main Authors: Timothy J.J. Inglis, Stuart C. Garrow, Mandy Henderson, Adele Clair, Judy Sampson, Lyn O'Reilly, Bob Cameron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/1/00-0110_article