The survival of Burkholderia pseudomallei in liquid media

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-94

  Robertson, Jeannie ^a   Levy, Avram ^b   Sagripanti, Jose Luis ^c   Inglis, Timothy J J ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^c EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACILLI; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; COCCUS (BACTERIUM); ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FREEZING; LIQUID CULTURE; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PH; SALT STRESS; SPECIES; SPIRILLUM (SPIRAL BACTERIUM); WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; COCCOIDEA;

EID: 74049143119     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0226     Document Type: Article

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