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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2009, p. 1215-1218, Vol. 75, No. 4
0099-2240/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.01953-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Environmental Isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Ceará State, Northeastern Brazil{triangledown}

Dione B. Rolim,1 Marcos F. G. Rocha,2,3 Raimunda S. N. Brilhante,1,2 Rossana A. Cordeiro,1,2 Natanael P. Leitão-Junior,2 Timothy J. J. Inglis,4 and José J. C. Sidrim1,2*

Postgraduate Program in Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil,1 Postgraduate Program in Medical Microbiology, Specialized Medical Mycology Center, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil,2 Postgraduate Program in Veterinary Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil,3 Division of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Western Australian Centre for Pathology and Medical Research (PathCentre), Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia4

Received 21 August 2008/ Accepted 9 December 2008

Melioidosis has been considered an emerging disease in Brazil since the first cases were reported to occur in the northeast region. This study investigated two municipalities in Ceará state where melioidosis cases have been confirmed to occur. Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated in 26 (4.3%) of 600 samples in the dry and rainy seasons.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Rua Jabaquara 344, Castelão, CEP 60, 861-200 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Phone and fax: 55 (85) 3295-1736. E-mail: sidrim{at}ufc.br

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 19 December 2008.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2009, p. 1215-1218, Vol. 75, No. 4
0099-2240/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.01953-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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