Inflammatory infiltrates were prominent in trigeminal nerve branches and ganglion (original magnification ×400) (A) and in the olfactory bulb (original magnification ×200) (B). Cranial meningitis (C) and spinal (D) meningitis were observed, often with involvement of underlying parenchyma (original magnification ×400). Microabscesses were frequently observed in cerebral cortex (original magnification ×100) (E), brainstem (not shown) and cerebellum (not shown) of mice that had neurologic symptoms and succumbed to infection. Increased Neurotropic Threat from Burkholderia pseudomallei Strains with a B. mallei – like Variation in the bimA Motility Gene, Australia: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Not altered. CC.