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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2003, p. 883-885, Vol. 41, No. 2
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.883-885.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Ubiquity of Putative Type III Secretion Genes among Clinical and Environmental Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolates in Northern Australia

H. C. Smith-Vaughan,1* D. Gal,1 P. M. Lawrie,2 C. Winstanley,3 K. S. Sriprakash,4 and B. J. Currie1

University of Queensland,2 Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane,4 Menzies School of Health Research, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia,1 Department of Medical Microbiology and Genitourinary Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom3

Received 22 July 2002/ Returned for modification 22 October 2002/ Accepted 22 November 2002

Horseradish peroxidase-like type III secretion (TTS1) genes were present in all 116 Northern Australian Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates tested but were not detected in other common environmental Burkholderia species. PCR of TTS1 genes may prove valuable as a diagnostic test.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Menzies School of Health Research, Building 58, Royal Darwin Hospital, Rocklands Dr., Tiwi, 0810, Darwin, Australia. Phone: 61-889-228196. Fax: 61-889-275187. E-mail: heidi{at}menzies.edu.au.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2003, p. 883-885, Vol. 41, No. 2
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.883-885.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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