Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates in 2 pet iguanas, California, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 304-306

  Zehnder, Ashley M ^a,b   Hawkins, Michelle G ^a   Koski, Marilyn A ^a   Lifland, Barry ^b   Byrne, Barbara A ^a   Swanson, Alexandra A ^c   Rood, Michael P ^c   Gee, Jay E ^d   Elrod, Mindy Glass ^d   Beesley, Cari A ^d   Blaney, David D ^d   Ventura, Jean ^e   Hoffmaster, Alex R ^d   Beeler, Emily S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Los Angeles County Department of Public Health   (United States)

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

^e Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; BACTERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; IGUANA; MELIOIDOSIS; ZOONOSES;

ABSCESS; ANIMALS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CALIFORNIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IGUANAS; MELIOIDOSIS; PETS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84892567048     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2002.131314     Document Type: Article

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