title: Detection and differentiation of Burkholderia pseudomallei, Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia thailandensis by multiplex PCR.
abstract: Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Gram-negative bacterium that causes melioidosis may be differentiated from closely related species of Burkholderia mallei that causes glanders and non-pathogenic species of Burkholderia thailandensis by multiplex PCR. The multiplex PCR consists of primers that flank a 10-bp repetitive element in B. pseudomallei and B. mallei amplifying PCR fragment of varying sizes between 400-700 bp, a unique sequence in B. thailandensis amplifying a PCR fragment of 308 bp and the metalloprotease gene amplifying a PCR fragment of 245 bp in B. pseudomallei and B. thailandensis. The multiplex PCR not only can differentiate the three Burkholderia species but can also be used for epidemiological typing of B. pseudomallei and B. mallei strains.
authors.affiliation: Centre for BioMedical Sciences, Defence Medical and Environment Research Institute, DSO National Laboratories 27 Medical Drive, Singapore 117510, Singapore. lmayann@dso.org.sg
authors.forename: May-Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dongling
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Eu Hian
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Yap
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D019117:Burkholderia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D042726:Burkholderia mallei / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial