Pathogenic Soil Bacterium Is Influenced By Land Management Practices

Researchers have found that the soil bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes the emerging infectious disease melioidosis in humans and animals, is associated with land management changes such as livestock husbandry or residential gardening. The study sheds light on the environmental occurrence of this bacterium in the soil.

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