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Background
• Tier 1 Select Agent
Burkholderia pseudomallei
• Causes disease melioidosis
• Aerobic, gram-negative bacillus
• Naturally in water and soil in endemic areas
• Opportunistic pathogen
• Causes human and animal disease
• Incubation period: 1 to 21 days, mean of 9 days
• Can be latent for decades before causing illness
Background
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Improvements in rapid detection are desirable
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A uniform panel of isolates will allow
standardization to better compare analytical test
results