Phenotypic characteristics and pathogenic ability across distinct morphotypes of Burkholderia pseudomallei DT

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 184-189

  Chen, Yao Shen ^a   Lin, Hsi Hsun ^b   Hung, Chih Chang ^c   Mu, Jung Jung ^d   Hsiao, Yu Shan ^c   Chen, Ya Lei ^c  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei; Colony morphology; Morphotype

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MELIOIDOSIS; MORPHOTYPE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL ANATOMY; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; EXUDATE; LIVER; LOCOMOTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; MUS;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; LIVER; LOCOMOTION; MELIOIDOSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PERITONEAL LAVAGE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 65549162245     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2009.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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