Our previously observation that TLR4 region genetic variants are associated with susceptibility to melioidosis in a cohort of Thai subjects raises the chance that B. pseudomallei LPS is important [16]
B. pseudomallei is a Gram-damaging bacterium and the causative agent of melioidosis, a serious illness of human and animals. It is an environmental saprophyte which can infect humans by inhalation,…