Physicochemical properties associated with the presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei in small ruminant farm water supplies in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Musa, Hassan Ismail, Hassan, Latiffah, Shamsuddin, Zulkifli, Panchadcharam, Chandrawathani, Zakaria, Zunita, Abdul Aziz, Saleha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73515/1/Physicochemical%20properties%20associated%20with%20the%20presence%20of%20Burkholderia%20pseudomallei%20in%20small%20ruminant%20farm%20water%20supplies%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73515/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-018-6613-7

Burkholderia pseudomallei causes melioidosis, a life-threatening infection in both humans and animals. Water is an important reservoir of the bacteria and may serve as a source of environmental contamination leading to infection. B. pseudomallei has an unusual ability to survive in water for a long...