Diversity of Colony Morphotypes, Biochemical Characteristics, and Drug Susceptibility Patterns of Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolated from Humans, Animals, and Environmental Sources in Thailand
Abstract Melioidosis is an infection that occurs in humans and a wide range of animals by Burkholderia pseudomallei as a causative pathogen, which inhabits environments of tropical and subtropical climate zones, particularly in Thailand. The standard laboratory diagnosis is by culture and biochemical characteristic differentiation. This study aimed to determine the diversity of colony morphology, biochemical characteristics, and drug susceptibility patterns of a B. pseudomallei collection isolated from humans, animals, soil, and water in Thailand. According to the previous characterization of colony morphotypes from Type I to VII, Type I is predominant with B. pseudomallei from humans and animals with