Burkholderia pseudomallei traced to water treatment plant in Australia

Authors
Inglis, TJJ Garrow, SC Henderson, M Clair, A Sampson, J O'Reilly, L Cameron, B
Citation
Tjj. Inglis et al., Burkholderia pseudomallei traced to water treatment plant in Australia, EM INFECT D, 6(1), 2000, pp. 56-59
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
56 - 59
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200001/02)6:1<56:BPTTWT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated from environmental specimens 1 year after an outbreak of acute melioidosis in a remote coastal community in nor thwestern Australia. B. pseudomallei was isolated from a water storage tank and from spray formed in a pH-raising aerator unit. Pulsed-field gel elect rophoresis confirmed the aerator and storage tank isolates were identical t o the outbreak strain, WKo97.