Detection of <i>Burkholderia thailandensis</i> in Soil Samples, Suriname
Melioidosis, caused by the highly lethal pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei, is emerging in North and South America. We studied soil samples in Suriname to determine endemicity of Burkholderia species. B. thailandensis was isolated, but B. pseudomallei was not. A multidisciplinary approach could establish clinical and ecologic distribution of both Burholderia species in Suriname.
Authors
- Stephen Vreden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3959-737X)
- Lycke Woittiez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2970-5556)
- W. Joost Wiersinga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2277-1343)
- Jelmer Savelkoel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7716-1927)
- Emma Birnie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8482-0046)
- Maren Lanzl
- Tsira Dzebisasjvili
- Rosalie Zimmermann
- Sébastien Matamoros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6132-2298)
- Terrence Mawie
- Ansmarie Ngu Chin Tjon
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/3110.251114
- Primary Topic
- Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00