Application of polysaccharide microarray technology for the serodiagnosis of Burkholderia pseudomallei infection (melioidosis) in humans

• Main Authors: Narayanan Parthasarathy, David DeShazer, Sharon J. Peacock, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Marilyn J. England, Sarah L. Norris, David M. Waag
• Other Authors: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/18998
• Institution: Mahidol University

Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a bacterial infection endemic in tropical regions including southeast Asia and northern Australia. B. pseudomallei contains structurally unique polysaccharides (capsular polysaccharide and O-antigen saccharides of lipopolysaccharide)....