ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2015
Morphological Alteration and Survival of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil Microcosms.
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- Burkholderia pseudomallei biofilm resists Acanthamoeba sp. grazing and produces 8-O-4'-diferulic acid, a superoxide scavenging metabolite after passage through the amoeba.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Generation of Distinct Differentially Culturable Forms ofMicrobiology spectrum · 2022Article
- Functional analysis of BPSS2242 reveals its detoxification role in Burkholderia pseudomallei under salt stress.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Antibacterial activity of chitosan against Burkholderia pseudomallei.MicrobiologyOpen · 2018Article
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- Burkholderia pseudomallei modulates host iron homeostasis to facilitate iron availability and intracellular survival.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- Burkholderia pseudomallei in a lowland rice paddy: seasonal changes and influence of soil depth and physico-chemical properties.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- The Sit-and-Wait Hypothesis in Bacterial Pathogens: A Theoretical Study of Durability and Virulence.Frontiers in microbiology · 2017Article
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- Environmental Free-Living Amoebae Isolated from Soil in Khon Kaen, Thailand, Antagonize Burkholderia pseudomallei.PloS one · 2016Article
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Abstract
The resilience of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, was evaluated in control soil microcosms and in soil microcosms containing NaCl or FeSO4 at 30°C. Iron (Fe(II)) promoted the growth of B. pseudomallei during the 30-day observation, contrary to the presence of 1.5% and 3% NaCl. Scanning electron micrographs of B. pseudomallei in soil revealed their morphological alteration from rod to coccoid and the formation of microcolonies. The smallest B. pseudomallei cells were found in soil with 100 μM FeSO4 compared with in the control soil or soil with 0.6% NaCl (P < 0.05). The colony count on Ashdown's agar and bacterial viability assay using the LIVE/DEAD(®) BacLight(™) stain combined with flow cytometry showed that B. pseudomallei remained culturable and viable in the control soil microcosms for at least 120 days. In contrast, soil with 1.5% NaCl affected their culturability at day 90 and their viability at day 120. Our results suggested that a low salinity and iron may influence the survival of B. pseudomallei and its ability to change from a rod-like to coccoid form. The morphological changes of B. pseudomallei cells may be advantageous for their persistence in the environment and may increase the risk of their transmission to humans.
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