About the Authors
- Raymond L. Houghton
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Affiliation InBios International, Inc., Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Dana E. Reed
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
- Mark A. Hubbard
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
- Michael J. Dillon
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
- Hongjing Chen
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Affiliation InBios International, Inc., Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Bart J. Currie
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Affiliation Menzies School of Health Research and Northern Territory Clinical School, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Mark Mayo
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Affiliation Menzies School of Health Research and Northern Territory Clinical School, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Derek S. Sarovich
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Affiliation Menzies School of Health Research and Northern Territory Clinical School, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Vanessa Theobald
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Affiliation Menzies School of Health Research and Northern Territory Clinical School, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Direk Limmathurotsakul
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Affiliation Department of Tropical Hygiene, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Gumphol Wongsuvan
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Pathology, Sappasithiprasong Hospital, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
- Narisara Chantratita
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Sharon J. Peacock
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Affiliation Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, and Department of Medicine, Cambridge University, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Alex R. Hoffmaster
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Affiliation Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Brea Duval
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Affiliation Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Paul J. Brett
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
- Mary N. Burtnick
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
- David P. AuCoin
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* E-mail: daucoin@medicine.nevada.edu
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Competing Interests
RLH and HC are employed by a commercial company, InBios International. DPA has a patent submitted for the detection of B. pseudomallei capsular polysaccharide. Both of these competing interests do not alter our adherence to all PLOS NTDs policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: DPA RLH DER MAH HC BJC DL ARH. Performed the experiments: DPA DER MAH MJD HC MM DSS VT GW BD. Analyzed the data: DPA RLH DER MAH HC BJC MM DSS DL NC SJP ARH BD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RLH DPA BJC DL NC SJP ARH PJB MNB. Wrote the paper: DPA SJP RLH.