Presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil and Paddy Rice Water in a Rice Field in Northeast Thailand, but Not in Air and Rainwater

• Main Authors: Ong, Catherine E. L., Wongsuvan, Gumphol, Chew, Janet S. W., Kim, Tan Yian, Teng, Low Hwee, Amornchai, Premjit, Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn, Day, Nicholas P. J., Peacock, Sharon J., Cheng, Tan Yoke, Yap, Eric Peng Huat, Limmathurotsakul, Direk
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Soil Microflora; Burkholderia Pseudomallei
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86634; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44163
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Environmental Burkholderia pseudomallei has been postulated to be aerosolized during ploughing and heavy rain, and could result in inhalational melioidosis. Here, we determined the presence of B. pseudomallei in soil, paddy field water (PFW), air, and rainwater samples in a single rice paddy field i...