Environmental isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Ceará State, northeastern Brazil.

نویسندگان

  • Dione B Rolim
  • Marcos F G Rocha
  • Raimunda S N Brilhante
  • Rossana A Cordeiro
  • Natanael P Leitão
  • Timothy J J Inglis
  • José J C Sidrim
چکیده

Melioidosis has been considered an emerging disease in Brazil since the first cases were reported to occur in the northeast region. This study investigated two municipalities in Ceará state where melioidosis cases have been confirmed to occur. Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated in 26 (4.3%) of 600 samples in the dry and rainy seasons.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Applied and environmental microbiology

دوره 75 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009