Presence of B. thailandensis and B. thailandensis expressing B. pseudomallei-like capsular polysaccharide in Thailand, and their associations with serological response to B. pseudomallei

• Main Authors: Viriya Hantrakun, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Patpong Rongkard, Prapaporn Srilohasin, Premjit Amornchai, Sayan Langla, Mavuto Mukaka, Narisara Chantratita, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, David A.B. Dance, Nicholas P.J. Day, Sharon J. Peacock, Direk Limmathurotsakul
• Other Authors: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/47220
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2018 Hantrakun et al. Background: Burkholderia pseudomallei is an environmental Gram-negative bacillus and the cause of melioidosis. B. thailandensis, some strains of which express a B. pseudomallei-like capsular polysaccharide (BTCV), is also commonly found in the environment in Southeast Asia bu...