Systematic review and consensus guidelines for environmental sampling of Burkholderia pseudomallei.

• Main Authors: Direk Limmathurotsakul (Author), David A B Dance (Author), Vanaporn Wuthiekanun (Author), Mirjam Kaestli (Author), Mark Mayo (Author), Jeffrey Warner (Author), David M Wagner (Author), Apichai Tuanyok (Author), Heiman Wertheim (Author), Tan Yoke Cheng (Author), Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay (Author), Savithiri Puthucheary (Author), Nicholas P J Day (Author), Ivo Steinmetz (Author), Bart J Currie (Author), Sharon J Peacock (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Tier 1 Select Agent and the cause of melioidosis, is a Gram-negative bacillus present in the environment in many tropical countries. Defining the global pattern of B. pseudomallei distribution underpins efforts to prevent infection, and is dependent upon robust environme...