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Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil samples from an oceanarium in Hong Kong detected using a sensitive PCR assay

Susanna KP LauDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Carol Yu Center for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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San-Yuen ChanOcean Park Corporation, Hong Kong, China
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Shirly OT CurreemDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Suk-Wai HuiOcean Park Corporation, Hong Kong, China
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Candy CY LauDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Paul LeeOcean Park Corporation, Hong Kong, China
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Chi-Chun HoDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Paolo MartelliOcean Park Corporation, Hong Kong, China
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Patrick CY WooDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Carol Yu Center for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-6 | Received 23 Sep 2015, Accepted 02 Nov 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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