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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1757-1759 |
| Journal | Soil Biology & Biochemistry |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
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Association between Burkholderia species and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus spores in soil. / Levy, A.; Merritt, A.J.; Mayo, M.J.; Chang, Barbara; Abbott, Lynette; Inglis, Tim.
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T1 - Association between Burkholderia species and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus spores in soil
AU - Levy, A.
AU - Merritt, A.J.
AU - Mayo, M.J.
AU - Chang, Barbara
AU - Abbott, Lynette
AU - Inglis, Tim
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Burkholderia pseudomallei, the bacterial cause of the potentially fatal infection known as melioidosis, has a facultative intracellular lifestyle. The intracellular presence of B. pseudomallei in various eukaryotes including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) spores can be demonstrated in vitro. AMF spores were isolated from soils in a melioidosis-endemic area. B. pseudomallei and other Burkholderia spp. DNA was detected in these AMF spore samples, confirming an AMF spore-Burkholderia spp. association in soils which did not yield Burkholderia spp. by culture. This association may explain the environmental persistence, difficulty of recovery and dispersal of Burkholderia spp. in specific environments.
AB - Burkholderia pseudomallei, the bacterial cause of the potentially fatal infection known as melioidosis, has a facultative intracellular lifestyle. The intracellular presence of B. pseudomallei in various eukaryotes including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) spores can be demonstrated in vitro. AMF spores were isolated from soils in a melioidosis-endemic area. B. pseudomallei and other Burkholderia spp. DNA was detected in these AMF spore samples, confirming an AMF spore-Burkholderia spp. association in soils which did not yield Burkholderia spp. by culture. This association may explain the environmental persistence, difficulty of recovery and dispersal of Burkholderia spp. in specific environments.
U2 - 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.05.004
DO - 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.05.004
M3 - Article
VL - 41
SP - 1757
EP - 1759
JO - Soil Biology & Biochemistry
JF - Soil Biology & Biochemistry
SN - 0038-0717
IS - 8
ER -