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SUBMITTER: Gregory AE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4330121 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gregory Anthony E AE Judy Barbara M BM Qazi Omar O Blumentritt Carla A CA Brown Katherine A KA Shaw Andrew M AM Torres Alfredo G AG Titball Richard W RW
Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine 20140903 2
Burkholderia mallei are Gram-negative bacteria, responsible for the disease glanders. B. mallei has recently been classified as a Tier 1 agent owing to the fact that this bacterial species can be weaponised for aerosol release, has a high mortality rate and demonstrates multi-drug resistance. Furthermore, there is no licensed vaccine available against this pathogen. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has previously been identified as playing an important role in generating host protection against Burkhold ...[more]