Genomic acquisition of a capsular polysaccharide virulence cluster by non-pathogenic Burkholderia isolates

Genome Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Sim, Bernice Meng Qi ^a   Chantratita, Narisara ^b   Ooi, Wen Fong ^a   Nandi, Tannistha ^a   Tewhey, Ryan ^c   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^b   Thaipadungpanit, Janjira ^b   Tumapa, Sarinna ^b   Ariyaratne, Pramila ^a   Sung, Wing Kin ^a,d   Sem, Xiao Hui ^a   Chua, Hui Hoon ^a   Ramnarayanan, Kalpana ^e   Lin, Chi Ho ^a   Liu, Yichun ^f   Feil, Edward J ^g   Glass, Mindy B ^h   Tan, Gladys ^f   Peacock, Sharon J ^b,i   Tan, Patrick ^a,j  

^a GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^f DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

^g University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^h CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^j DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; COMPLEMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; BURKHOLDERIA THAILANDENSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; MACROPHAGE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; MURINE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PATHOGENICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MICE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 77955975412     PISSN: 14747596     EISSN: 1474760X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2010-11-8-r89     Document Type: Article

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