Burkholderia pseudomallei strain type, based on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, does not determine disease presentation in melioidosis.

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Published in Microbes Infect on November 18, 2004

Authors

Allen C Cheng1, Nicholas P J Day, Mark J Mayo, Daniel Gal, Bart J Currie

Author Affiliations

1: Tropical and Emerging Infectious Diseases Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia. allenc@menzies.edu.au

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