The melioidosis agent Burkholderia pseudomallei and related opportunistic pathogens detected in faecal matter of wildlife and livestock in northern Australia

A C R Höger; M Mayo; Erin P Price; V Theobald; G Harrington; B Machunter; J Low Choy; B J Currie; M Kaestli

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The melioidosis agent Burkholderia pseudomallei and related opportunistic pathogens detected in faecal matter of wildlife and livestock in northern Australia

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The melioidosis agent Burkholderia pseudomallei and related opportunistic pathogens detected in faecal matter of wildlife and livestock in northern Australia

A C R Höger, M Mayo, Erin P Price, V Theobald, G Harrington, B Machunter, J Low Choy, B J Currie and M Kaestli

Epidemiology and Infection, Vol.144(9), pp.1924-1932

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268816000285

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cystic fibrosis

emerging infections

melioidosis

opportunist infections

veterinary epidemiology and bacteriology

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.

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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 University
M Mayo (Author) - Charles Darwin University
Erin P Price (Author) - Charles Darwin University
V Theobald (Author) - Charles Darwin University
G Harrington (Author) - Charles Darwin University
B Machunter (Author) - Charles Darwin University
J Low Choy (Author) - Charles Darwin University
B J Currie (Author) - Charles Darwin University
M Kaestli (Author) - Charles Darwin University
Publication details: Epidemiology and Infection, Vol.144(9), pp.1924-1932
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date published: 2016
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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