Burkholderia thailandensis Isolated from the Environment, United States

Burkholderia thailandensis, an opportunistic pathogen found in the environment, is a bacterium closely related to B. pseudomallei, the cause of melioidosis. Human B. thailandensis infections are uncommon. We isolated B. thailandensis from water in Texas and Puerto Rico and soil in Mississippi in the...

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Autores principales: Hall, Carina M., Stone, Nathan E., Martz, Madison, Hutton, Shelby M., Santana-Propper, Ella, Versluis, Lora, Guidry, Kieston, Ortiz, Marielisa, Busch, Joseph D., Maness, Trevor, Stewart, Jonathan, Sidwa, Tom, Gee, Jay E., Elrod, Mindy G., Petras, Julia K., Ty, Maureen C., Gulvik, Christopher, Weiner, Zachary P., Salzer, Johanna S., Hoffmaster, Alex R., Rivera-Garcia, Sarai, Keim, Paul, Kieffer, Amanda, Sahl, Jason W., Soltero, Fred, Wagner, David M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9973702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36823515
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2903.221245
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Sumario:Burkholderia thailandensis, an opportunistic pathogen found in the environment, is a bacterium closely related to B. pseudomallei, the cause of melioidosis. Human B. thailandensis infections are uncommon. We isolated B. thailandensis from water in Texas and Puerto Rico and soil in Mississippi in the United States, demonstrating a potential public health risk.

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