Comprehensive approaches for the detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei and diagnosis of melioidosis in human and environmental samples
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2022
Abstract
Melioidosis is endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. The causative agent of melioidosis is a Gramnegative bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. Its invasion can be fatal if melioidosis is not treated promptly. It is intrinsically resistant to a variety of antibiotics. In this paper, we present a comprehensive overview of the current trends on melioidosis cases, treatments, B. pseudomallei virulence factors, and molecular techniques to detect the bacterium from different samples. The clinical and microbial diagnosis methods of identification and detection of B. pseudomallei are commonly used for the rapid diagnosis and typing of strains, such as polymerase chain reaction or multi-locus sequence typing. The genotyping strategies and techniques have been constantly evolving to identify genomic loci linked to or associated with this human disease. More research strategies for detecting and controlling melioidosis should be encouraged and conducted to understand the current situation. In conclusion, we review existing diagnostic methodologies for melioidosis detection and provide insights on prospective diagnostic methods for the bacterium.
Keywords
Melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Diagnosis, Molecular tools, Virulence mechanism, Vaccine
Divisions
tidrec
Funders
Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) program [MO002-2019],Ministry of Education, Malaysia,Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia [MO002-2019] [GP-IPS/2016/9513300]
Publication Title
Microbial Pathogenesis
Volume
169
Publisher
Elsevier
Publisher Location
24-28 OVAL RD, LONDON NW1 7DX, ENGLAND