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Environmental isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Ceará State, northeastern Brazil.
- Source :
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Applied and environmental microbiology [Appl Environ Microbiol] 2009 Feb; Vol. 75 (4), pp. 1215-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Dec 19. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Melioidosis has been considered an emerging disease in Brazil since the first cases were reported to occur in the northeast region. This study investigated two municipalities in Ceará state where melioidosis cases have been confirmed to occur. Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated in 26 (4.3%) of 600 samples in the dry and rainy seasons.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1098-5336
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Applied and environmental microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19098219
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01953-08