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

Characterization of a Novel Peptide from Pathogenic Leptospira and Its Cytotoxic Effect.
Journal article

Paratsaphan S. et al, (2020), Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 9
Pan-drug-resistant and biofilm-producing strain of Burkholderia pseudomallei: first report of melioidosis from a diabetic patient in Yogyakarta, Indonesia [Letter]
Journal article

Dance DAB. et al, (2019), International Medical Case Reports Journal, Volume 12, 117 - 118
Burkholderia pseudomallei acquired ceftazidime resistance due to gene duplication and amplification.
Journal article

Chirakul S. et al, (2019), International journal of antimicrobial agents
Misidentification of Burkholderia pseudomallei as Acinetobacter species in northern Thailand
Journal article

Greer RC. et al, (2019), Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 113, 48 - 51
Antibodies in Melioidosis: The Role of the Indirect Hemagglutination Assay in Evaluating Patients and Exposed Populations
Journal article

Chaichana P. et al, (2018), The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99, 1378 - 1385

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