Unusual colony morphology of Burkholderia pseudomallei leading to initial diagnostic dilemma
Burkholderia pseudomallei, an environmental Gram-negative saprophyte is the causative agent of melioidosis, a potentially fatal yet treatable clinical entity. We report an unusual colony morphology of the organism to minimize misidentification and enable accurate diagnosis.
Authors
- Srujana Mohanty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6706-0660)
- Rana Pratap Dutta
- Noureen Tv
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmmb.2026.101132
- Primary Topic
- Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00