Source-identifying biomarker ions between environmental and clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei using whole-cell Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)

• Main Authors: Suthamat Niyompanich, Janthima Jaresitthikunchai, Kitima Srisanga, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Sumalee Tungpradabkul
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/33009

Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, which is an endemic disease in Northeast Thailand and Northern Australia. Environmental reservoirs, including wet soils and muddy water, serve as the major sources for contributing bacterial infection to both humans and animals. The wh...