Burkholderia pseudomallei Traced to Water Treatment Plant in Australia

Burkholderia pseudomallei Traced to Water Treatment Plant in Australia

Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated from environmental specimens 1 year after an outbreak of acute melioidosis in a remote coastal community in northwestern Australia. B. pseudomallei was isolated from a water storage tank and from spray formed in a pH-raising aerator unit. Pulsed-field gel elect...

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Main Authors: Timothy J.J. Inglis, Stuart C. Garrow, Mandy Henderson, Adele Clair, Judy Sampson, Lyn O'Reilly, Bob Cameron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
acute melioidosis
Australia
B. pseudomallei
Burkholderia pseudomallei
WKo97
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/1/00-0110_article
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spelling doaj-e97925c97b41498ba2397921835f4e692020-11-25T00:38:20ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592000-02-0161565910.3201/eid0601.000110Burkholderia pseudomallei Traced to Water Treatment Plant in AustraliaTimothy J.J. InglisStuart C. GarrowMandy HendersonAdele ClairJudy SampsonLyn O'ReillyBob CameronBurkholderia pseudomallei was isolated from environmental specimens 1 year after an outbreak of acute melioidosis in a remote coastal community in northwestern Australia. B. pseudomallei was isolated from a water storage tank and from spray formed in a pH-raising aerator unit. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis confirmed the aerator and storage tank isolates were identical to the outbreak strain, WKo97.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/1/00-0110_articleacute melioidosisAustraliaB. pseudomalleiBurkholderia pseudomalleiWKo97
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author Timothy J.J. Inglis
Stuart C. Garrow
Mandy Henderson
Adele Clair
Judy Sampson
Lyn O'Reilly
Bob Cameron
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Stuart C. Garrow
Mandy Henderson
Adele Clair
Judy Sampson
Lyn O'Reilly
Bob Cameron
Burkholderia pseudomallei Traced to Water Treatment Plant in Australia
Emerging Infectious Diseases
acute melioidosis
Australia
B. pseudomallei
Burkholderia pseudomallei
WKo97
author_facet Timothy J.J. Inglis
Stuart C. Garrow
Mandy Henderson
Adele Clair
Judy Sampson
Lyn O'Reilly
Bob Cameron
author_sort Timothy J.J. Inglis
title Burkholderia pseudomallei Traced to Water Treatment Plant in Australia
title_short Burkholderia pseudomallei Traced to Water Treatment Plant in Australia
title_full Burkholderia pseudomallei Traced to Water Treatment Plant in Australia
title_fullStr Burkholderia pseudomallei Traced to Water Treatment Plant in Australia
title_full_unstemmed Burkholderia pseudomallei Traced to Water Treatment Plant in Australia
title_sort burkholderia pseudomallei traced to water treatment plant in australia
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2000-02-01
description Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated from environmental specimens 1 year after an outbreak of acute melioidosis in a remote coastal community in northwestern Australia. B. pseudomallei was isolated from a water storage tank and from spray formed in a pH-raising aerator unit. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis confirmed the aerator and storage tank isolates were identical to the outbreak strain, WKo97.
topic acute melioidosis
Australia
B. pseudomallei
Burkholderia pseudomallei
WKo97
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/1/00-0110_article
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