THE BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI HMQA-G LOCUS MEDIATES COMPETITIVE FITNESS AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA

The Burkholderia pseudomallei hmqA-G Locus Mediates Competitive Fitness against Environmental Gram-Positive Bacteria

ABSTRACT Burkholderia pseudomallei is an opportunistic pathogen that is responsible for the disease melioidosis in humans and animals.The microbe is a tier 1 select agent because it is highly infectious by the aerosol route, it is inherently resistant to multiple antibiotics, and no licensed vaccine currently exists.Naturally acquired infections re

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HISTORY AND APPLICATIONS OF SPACE-BORNE LIDARS

LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a laser altimeter system that determines the distance by measuring pulse travel time.The data from the LIDAR systems provide unique information on the vertical structure of land covers.Compared to ground-based and airborne LIDARs providing a high-resolution digital surface Pouches model, space-borne LIDARs can

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