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. 2009 Feb;75(4):1215-8.
doi: 10.1128/AEM.01953-08. Epub 2008 Dec 19.

Environmental isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Ceará State, northeastern Brazil

Dione B Rolim  1 , Marcos F G Rocha, Raimunda S N Brilhante, Rossana A Cordeiro, Natanael P Leitão Jr, Timothy J J Inglis, José J C Sidrim
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Environmental isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Ceará State, northeastern Brazil

Dione B Rolim et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Feb.

Abstract

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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Municipalities of Banabuiú (5°18′35″S, 38°55′14″W) and Tejuçuoca (03°59′20″S, 39°34′50″W).
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Soil sampling sites in Banabuiú and Tejuçuoca.
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