Genes expression in biosynthesis Lipopolysaccharide of Burkholderia pseudomallei the causative agent of melioidosis.

• Main Authors: Abdullah Al-Haj, Nagi Ahmed, Lai, L. Suang, Shamsudin, Mariana Nor, Abdullah, Rasedee, Mohamed, Rahmah, Sekawi, Zamberi
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Medwell Journals 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14864/1/Genes%20expression%20in%20biosynthesis%20Lipopolysaccharide%20of%20Burkholderia%20pseudomallei%20the%20causative%20agent%20of%20melioidosis.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14864/; http://www.medwelljournals.com

Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a serious disease of man and animals. The high mortality of B. pseudomallei infections may cause by Lipopolysaccharides (LPS), an endotoxin. The biosynthesis of LPS is complex comprising three components, lipid A, core oligosaccharide...