Short report: Lipopolysaccharide heterogeneity among Burkholderia pseudomallei from different geographic and clinical origins

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 348-352

  Anuntagool, Narisara ^a   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a   White, Nicholas J ^a   Currie, Bart J ^b   Sermswan, Rasana W ^c   Wongratanacheewin, Surasakdi ^c   Taweechaisupapong, Suwimol ^c   Chaiyaroj, Sansanee C ^a   Sirisinha, Stitaya ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Khon Kaen University ^*  (Australia)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CELL HETEROGENEITY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPE; SILVER STAINING; ANIMAL; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; MELIOIDOSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BIOFILMS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MELIOIDOSIS;

EID: 33645964991     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.348     Document Type: Article

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