Phenotypic characterization of three clinical isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Ceará, Brazil.
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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Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal, Centro Especializado em Micologia Médica, Universidade Federal do Ceará, 60441-750 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. camila.virginio@secrel.com.br
Teixeira
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Frota
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Café
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Rocha
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D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001938:Brazil; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000382:microbiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010641:Phenotype
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents