Presence of B. thailandensis and B. thailandensis expressing B. pseudomallei-like capsular polysaccharide in Thailand, and their associations with serological response to B. pseudomallei.
Presence of B. thailandensis and B. thailandensis expressing B. pseudomallei-like capsular polysaccharide in Thailand, and their associations with serological response to B. pseudomallei.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pntd.0006193
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发表时间:
2018-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Limmathurotsakul D
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作者:
Hantrakun V;Thaipadungpanit J;Rongkard P;Srilohasin P;Amornchai P;Langla S;Mukaka M;Chantratita N;Wuthiekanun V;Dance DAB;Day NPJ;Peacock SJ;Limmathurotsakul D
Burkholderia pseudomallei is an environmental Gram-negative bacillus and the cause of melioidosis. B. thailandensis, some strains of which express a B. pseudomallei-like capsular polysaccharide (BTCV), is also commonly found in the environment in Southeast Asia but is considered non-pathogenic. The aim of the study was to determine the distribution of B. thailandensis and its capsular variant in Thailand and investigate whether its presence is associated with a serological response to B. pseudomallei. We evaluated the presence of B. pseudomallei and B. thailandensis in 61 rice fields in Northeast (n = 21), East (n = 19) and Central (n = 21) Thailand. We found BTCV in rice fields in East and Central but not Northeast Thailand. Fourteen fields were culture positive for B. pseudomallei alone, 8 for B. thailandensis alone, 11 for both B. pseudomallei and B. thailandensis, 6 for both B. thailandensis and BTCV, and 5 for B. pseudomallei, B. thailandensis and BTCV. Serological testing using the indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) of 96 farmers who worked in the study fields demonstrated that farmers who worked in B. pseudomallei-positive fields had higher IHA titers than those who worked in B. pseudomallei-negative fields (median 1:40 [range: <1:10–1:640] vs. <1:10 [range: <1:10–1:320], p = 0.002). In a multivariable ordered logistic regression model, IHA titers were significantly associated with the presence of B. pseudomallei (aOR = 3.7; 95% CI 1.8–7.8, p = 0.001) but were not associated with presence of B. thailandensis (p = 0.32) or BTCV (p = 0.32). One sequence type (696) was identified for the 27 BTCV isolates tested. This is the first report of BTCV in Thailand. The presence of B. pseudomallei and B. thailandensis in the same field was not uncommon. Our findings suggest that IHA positivity of healthy rice farmers in Thailand is associated with the presence of B. pseudomallei in rice fields rather than B. thailandensis or BTCV. Burkholderia thailandensis is a non-pathogenic soil-dwelling bacterium and is genetically closely related to Burkholderia pseudomallei, the cause of melioidosis. In mouse models, inoculation of a variant of B. thailandensis which express a B. pseudomallei-like capsular polysaccharide (BTCV) induces antibodies and partial protection against melioidosis. Here, we evaluated the presence of B. pseudomallei, B. thailandensis, and BTCV in 61 rice fields in Northeast, East and Central Thailand, determined whether they co-existed, and if their presence was associated with a serological response in farmers. We report the presence of BTCV in Thailand for the first time and describe the distribution of the three organisms. Co-localization between these organisms in the same rice fields was not uncommon. Our findings suggested that serological positivity based on the indirect hemagglutination assay (a test commonly used to detect antibodies to B. pseudomallei) in healthy rice farmers in Thailand was associated with exposure to B. pseudomallei, but not exposure to B. thailandensis or BTCV.
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
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