Vanaporn Wuthiekanun

Senior Scientist

MORU Microbiology

I am a senior microbiologist at MORU and have been involved in melioidosis research for 30 years. My areas of expertise include diagnostic microbiology, epidemiology and soil microbiology. I am an expert in laboratory diagnosis and characterization of bacterial agents, specifically Burkholderia spp. (melioidosis), Leptospira spp., and Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Sub-surface colonies of Leptospira interrogans

Burkholderia pseudomallei on blood agar at 48 h of incubation

Recent publications

A multi-country study using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for rapid identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei
Journal article

Watthanaworawit W. et al, (2021), BMC Microbiology, 21
Evaluation of antigen-detecting and antibody-detecting diagnostic test combinations for diagnosing melioidosis
Journal article

Amornchai P. et al, (2021), PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15, e0009840 - e0009840
Interpreting Burkholderia pseudomallei disc diffusion susceptibility test results by the EUCAST method.
Journal article

Dance DAB. et al, (2021), Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 27, 827 - 829
The utility of an AMR dictionary as an educational tool to improve public understanding of antimicrobial resistance
Journal article

Prapharsavat R. et al, (2021), Wellcome Open Research, 6, 113 - 113
Detection and differentiation of Burkholderia species with pathogenic potential in environmental soil samples.
Journal article

Janesomboon S. et al, (2021), PloS one, 16

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