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Volatile-Sulfur-Compound Profile Distinguishes Burkholderia pseudomallei from Burkholderia thailandensis |
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| Authors: | Timothy J. J. Inglis Dorothee R. Hahne Adam J. Merritt Michael W. Clarke |
| Affiliation: | aSchool of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia;bDepartment of Microbiology, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Nedlands, WA, Australia;cUWA Centre for Metabolomics, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia |
| Abstract: | Solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME-GCMS) was used to show that dimethyl sulfide produced by Burkholderia pseudomallei is responsible for its unusual truffle-like smell and distinguishes the species from Burkholderia thailandensis. SPME-GCMS can be safely used to detect dimethyl sulfide produced by agar-grown B. pseudomallei. |
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