| Literature DB >> 14532228 |
Timothy J J Inglis1, Max Aravena-Roman, Simon Ching, Kevin Croft, V Wuthiekanun, Brian J Mee.
Abstract
Burkholderia pseudomallei, the cause of melioidosis, can be distinguished from the closely related but nonpathogenic Burkholderia thailandensis by gas chromatography (GC) analysis of fatty acid derivatives. A 2-hydroxymyristic acid derivative (14:0 2OH) was present in 95% of B. pseudomallei isolates and no B. thailandensis isolates. GC mass spectrophotometry confirmed that 2-hydroxymyristic acid was present in B. pseudomallei. GC-fatty acid methyl ester analysis may be useful in distinguishing these two closely related species.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14532228 PMCID: PMC254375 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4812-4814.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948