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Burkholderia thailandensis
Introduction
Burkholderia thailandensis is a non-fermenting motile Gram-negative bacillus that occurs naturally in soil. It is closely related to Burkholderia pseudomallei, but unlike B. pseudomallei, it does not cause disease in humans or animals.[2][3] It is usually distinguished from B. pseudomallei by its ability to assimilate arabinose. The phenotypic differences have been summarised by Woods (1999).[4]
Gallery
Gallery
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![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of sheep’s blood agar (SBA) 48hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/images/3/3b/Burkholderia08.jpeg)
Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of sheep’s blood agar (SBA) 48hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5] -
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of MacConkey agar 48hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/images/b/b2/Burkholderia07.jpeg)
Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of MacConkey agar 48hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5] -
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of SBA 48hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/images/1/11/Burkholderia06.jpeg)
Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of SBA 48hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5] -
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of Pseudomonas cepacia (PC) agar 48hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/images/b/bd/Burkholderia05.jpeg)
Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of Pseudomonas cepacia (PC) agar 48hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5] -
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of chocolate agar 24hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/images/8/82/Burkholderia04.jpeg)
Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of chocolate agar 24hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5] -
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of MacConkey agar 24hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/images/9/98/Burkholderia03.jpeg)
Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of MacConkey agar 24hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5] -
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of Pseudomonas cepacia (PC) agar 24hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/images/2/24/Burkholderia02.jpeg)
Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of Pseudomonas cepacia (PC) agar 24hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5] -
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of SBA 24hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/images/6/61/Burkholderia01.jpeg)
Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of SBA 24hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of sheep’s blood agar (SBA) 48hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3ABurkholderia08.jpeg)
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of MacConkey agar 48hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3ABurkholderia07.jpeg)
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of SBA 48hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3ABurkholderia06.jpeg)
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of Pseudomonas cepacia (PC) agar 48hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3ABurkholderia05.jpeg)
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of chocolate agar 24hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3ABurkholderia04.jpeg)
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of MacConkey agar 24hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3ABurkholderia03.jpeg)
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of Pseudomonas cepacia (PC) agar 24hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3ABurkholderia02.jpeg)
![Gram-negative Burkholderia thailandensis bacteria, which was grown on a medium of SBA 24hrs. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [5]](https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/File%3ABurkholderia01.jpeg)
References
References
- ↑ Brett P J, DeShazer D, Woods DE (1998). “Burkholderia thailandensis sp. nov., a Burkholderia pseudomallei-like species”. Int J Syst Bacteriol. 48: 317&ndash, 320. PMID 9542103.
- ↑ Wuthiekanun V, Smith MD, Dance DA, Walsh AL, Pitt TL, White NJ (1996). “Biochemical characteristics of clinical and environmental isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei”. J Med Microbiol. 45 (6): 408&ndash, 12. PMID 8958243.
- ↑ Smith MD, Angus BJ, Wuthiekanun V, White NJ (1997). “Arabinose assimilation defines a nonvirulent biotype of Burkholderia pseudomallei”. Infect Immun. 65 (10): 4319&ndash, 21. PMID 9317042.
- ↑ Woods DE (1999). “Species versus biotype status”. J Clin Microbiol. 37 (11): 3786&ndash, 7. PMID 10610379.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 “Public Health Image Library (PHIL)”.