Journal article
The melioidosis agent Burkholderia pseudomallei and related opportunistic pathogens detected in faecal matter of wildlife and livestock in northern Australia
Epidemiology and Infection, Vol.144(9), pp.1924-1932
2016
Abstract
The Darwin region in northern Australia has experienced rapid population growth in recent years, and with it, an increased incidence of melioidosis. Previous studies in Darwin have associated the environmental presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, with anthropogenic land usage and proximity to animals. In our study, we estimated the occurrence of B. pseudomallei and Burkholderia spp. relatives in faecal matter of wildlife, livestock and domestic animals in the Darwin region. A total of 357 faecal samples were collected and bacteria isolated through culture and direct DNA extraction after enrichment in selective media. Identification of B. pseudomallei, B. ubonensis, and other Burkholderia spp. was carried out using TTS1, Bu550, and recA BUR3-BUR4 quantitative PCR assays, respectively. B. pseudomallei was detected in seven faecal samples from wallabies and a chicken. B. cepacia complex spp. and Pandoraea spp. were cultured from wallaby faecal samples, and B. cenocepacia and B. cepacia were also isolated from livestock animals. Various bacteria isolated in this study represent opportunistic human pathogens, raising the possibility that faecal shedding contributes to the expanding geographical distribution of not just B. pseudomallei but other Burkholderiaceae that can cause human disease. © Copyright Cambridge University Press 2016.
Details
- Title
- The melioidosis agent Burkholderia pseudomallei and related opportunistic pathogens detected in faecal matter of wildlife and livestock in northern Australia
- Authors
- A C R Höger (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityM Mayo (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityErin P Price (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityV Theobald (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityG Harrington (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityB Machunter (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityJ Low Choy (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityB J Currie (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityM Kaestli (Author) - Charles Darwin University
- Publication details
- Epidemiology and Infection, Vol.144(9), pp.1924-1932
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0950268816000285
- ISSN
- 0950-2688
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Centre for Bioinnovation
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450594202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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