Phenotypic characterization of three clinical isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Ceará, Brazil

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Cg Virginio²  Mfs Teixeira¹  Cc Frota²  Vs Café²  Mfg Rocha²  Jjc Sidrim² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Ceará Centro Especializado em Micologia Médica Departamento de Patologia e Medicina LegalFortaleza CE ,Brasil

关键词: Burkholderia pseudomallei;    melioidosis;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762006000100018

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis was found in a small cluster of cases in Tejuçuoca, Ceará, Brazil. Tests were carried out to determine its phenotypic characteristics: colony morphology on Ashdown agar and MacConkey agar, biochemical profile in conventional biochemical tests and API 20NE, arabinose assimilation and susceptibility testing by disk diffusion, comparing with data in the literature. This study confirms the presence of B. pseudomallei in Brazil and describes its characteristics.

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