Overview
Topic status: In progress
The bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis in humans and animals. Its presumed environmental reservoir is soil, however, lack of widespread isolation of the organism from endemic-area soils has raised questions regarding recoverability of the organism using traditional selective enrichment and/or selective-differential isolation microbiological media. This project will examine the effects of several environmental stressors on B. pseudomallei recoverability, sublethal-injury and generation of a viable-but-non-culturable state. This project carries on from a previous VRES project and ongoing environmental microbiology/physiology of this important soil-borne pathogens form Australian soils.
Duration of project
Eight weeks, Dec 2011 to mid-Feb 2012
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scholarship
- Supervisors
- QUT
- Organisational unit
Science and Engineering Faculty
- Research area
- Contact
- Please contact the supervisor for enquiries.
Dr James Smith
