Pseudomonas pseudomallei

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Pseudomonas pseudomallei

[‚süd·ə‚mōn·əs ‚süd·ə′mal·ē·ī]

(microbiology)

A bacteria that is the causative agent of melioidosis, an endemic glanders-like disease of humans and animals that occurs most frequently in southeastern Asia and northern Australia.

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An improved screening technique for isolation of Pseudomonas pseudomallei from clinical specimens.

Cutaneous melioidosis cluster caused by contaminated wound irrigation fluid

Laboratory-acquired infection with Pseudomonas pseudomallei (melioidosis).

The public health implications of melioidosis

Identification of Pseudomonas pseudomallei in clinical practice: use of simple screening tests and API 20NE.

Melioidosis in tsunami survivors

Consideracoes sobre a melioidose e o seu agente causal: Pseudomonas pseudomallei.

Melioidosis, northeastern Brazil

Electron microscope study of the mode of growth of Pseudomonas pseudomallei in vitro and in vivo.