In vitro motility of a population of clinical Burkholderia Pseudomallei isolates

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1506-1510

  Boonbumrung, Khaemaporn ^a,b   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a   Rengpipat, Sirirat ^b   Day, Nicholas P J ^a,c   Peacock, Sharon J ^a,c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei; In vitro motility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; FLAGELLA; MELIOIDOSIS; THAILAND;

EID: 33749436559     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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