Emerging Infectious Diseases (Mar 2023)

Burkholderia thailandensis Isolated from the Environment, United States

  • Carina M. Hall,
  • Nathan E. Stone,
  • Madison Martz,
  • Shelby M. Hutton,
  • Ella Santana-Propper,
  • Lora Versluis,
  • Kieston Guidry,
  • Marielisa Ortiz,
  • Joseph D. Busch,
  • Trevor Maness,
  • Jonathan Stewart,
  • Tom Sidwa,
  • Jay E. Gee,
  • Mindy G. Elrod,
  • Julia K. Petras,
  • Maureen C. Ty,
  • Christopher Gulvik,
  • Zachary P. Weiner,
  • Johanna S. Salzer,
  • Alex R. Hoffmaster,
  • Sarai Rivera-Garcia,
  • Paul Keim,
  • Amanda Kieffer,
  • Jason W. Sahl,
  • Fred Soltero,
  • David M. Wagner

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2903.221245
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 3
pp. 618 – 621

Abstract

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Burkholderia thailandensis, an opportunistic pathogen found in the environment, is a bacterium closely related to B. pseudomallei, the cause of melioidosis. Human B. thailandensis infections are uncommon. We isolated B. thailandensis from water in Texas and Puerto Rico and soil in Mississippi in the United States, demonstrating a potential public health risk.

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