A Quadruplex Real-Time PCR Assay for the Rapid Detection and Differentiation of the Most Relevant Members of the B. pseudomallei Complex: B. mallei, B. pseudomallei, and B. thailandensis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The Burkholderia pseudomallei complex classically consisted of B. mallei, B. pseudomallei, and B. thailandensis, but has now expanded to include B. oklahomensis, B. humptydooensis, and three unassigned Burkholderia clades.
Chinn-Woan Lowe +11 more
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Melioid meningitis: First reported case of Burkholderia pseudomallei meningitis In Colombia
Clinical Infection in Practice, 2023 Human melioidosis is a serious infectious disease commonly known by being endemic in southeast Asia and northern Australia. It is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei a non-spore forming gram negative bacillus.
Santiago Sanchez-Pardo +4 more
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A Unique Set of the Burkholderia Collagen-Like Proteins Provides Insight into Pathogenesis, Genome Evolution and Niche Adaptation, and Infection Detection. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei, classified as category B priority pathogens, are significant human and animal pathogens that are highly infectious and broad-spectrum antibiotic resistant.
Beth A Bachert +11 more
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Alanine racemase mutants of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei and use of alanine racemase as a non-antibiotic-based selectable marker. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei are category B select agents and must be studied under BSL3 containment in the United States. They are typically resistant to multiple antibiotics, and the antibiotics used to treat B.
Sheryl L W Zajdowicz +5 more
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A case of melioidosis with hemoptysis: Strategies to isolate and identify Burkholderia pseudomallei
Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2023 Background: Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei with diverse clinical manifestations. Mortality is due to septic shock and pneumonia. Burkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram-negative rod with bipolar staining. Culture is
Therese Mary Dhason +5 more
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Identification of Burkholderia mallei Isolates with Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2023 Burkholderia mallei is the main cause of glanders as a dangerous contagious zoonosis disease that is mostly observed in single-hoofed animals, especially horses.
F Abnaroodheleh +4 more
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Pediatric suppurative parotitis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2016 Background: Suppurative parotitis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei has been rarely found outside endemic areas. Case presentation: Herein, we report the recovery of Burkholderia pseudomallei from the pus of a suppurative parotitis observed in a 12 ...
Zengzhen Fu +3 more
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Accurate and rapid identification of the Burkholderia pseudomallei near-neighbour, Burkholderia ubonensis, using real-time PCR. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Burkholderia ubonensis is an environmental bacterium belonging to the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc), a group of genetically related organisms that are associated with opportunistic but generally nonfatal infections in healthy individuals.
Erin P Price +16 more
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Burkholderia pseudomallei Laboratory Exposure, Arizona, USA
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 We describe an incidental Burkholderia pseudomallei laboratory exposure in Arizona, USA. Because melioidosis cases are increasing in the United States and B.
Lisa J. Speiser +12 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2011 Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei are closely related Gram-negative bacteria responsible for the infectious diseases melioidosis and glanders, respectively.
Natalie eLazar Adler +3 more
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