Isolation and identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei from soil using selective culture techniques and the polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 589-596

  Brook, M D ^a   Currie, B ^b   Desmarchelier, P M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; DROUGHT; RNA; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

AUSTRALIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DRY AND WET SEASONS; DRY SEASONS; HIGH ISOLATION; ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION; ISOLATION RATE; NORTHERN TERRITORIES; WET SEASON;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL MICROFLORA;

EID: 0030917498     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1997.tb02867.x     Document Type: Article

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