Caprine humoral response to Burkholderia pseudomallei antigens during acute melioidosis from aerosol exposure.

• Main Authors: Jinhee Yi (Author), Mukoma F Simpanya (Author), Erik W Settles (Author), Austin B Shannon (Author), Karen Hernandez (Author), Lauren Pristo (Author), Mitchell E Keener (Author), Heidie Hornstra (Author), Joseph D Busch (Author), Carl Soffler (Author), Paul J Brett (Author), Bart J Currie (Author), Richard A Bowen (Author), Apichai Tuanyok (Author), Paul Keim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Burkholderia pseudomallei causes melioidosis, a common source of pneumonia and sepsis in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia that results in high mortality rates. A caprine melioidosis model of aerosol infection that leads to a systemic infection has the potential to characterize the humoral immun...