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SUBMITTER: Dance DAB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6283377 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dance David A B DAB Knappik Michael M Dittrich Sabine S Davong Viengmon V Silisouk Joy J Vongsouvath Manivanh M Rattanavong Sayaphet S Pierret Alain A Newton Paul N PN Amornchai Premjit P Wuthiekanun Vanaporn V Langla Sayan S Limmathurotsakul Direk D
Wellcome open research 20181121
<b>Background:</b> We have previously shown that PCR following enrichment culture is the most sensitive method to detect <i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i> in environmental samples. Here we report an evaluation of the published consensus method for the culture of <i>B. pseudomallei</i> from Lao soil in comparison with our conventional culture method and with PCR with or without prior broth enrichment. <b>Methods:</b> One hundred soil samples were collected from a field known to contain <i>B. pseud ...[more]