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

Detection and differentiation of Burkholderia species with pathogenic potential in environmental soil samples.
Journal article

Janesomboon S. et al, (2021), PloS one, 16
Characterization of a Novel Peptide from Pathogenic Leptospira and Its Cytotoxic Effect.
Journal article

Paratsaphan S. et al, (2020), Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 9
Burkholderia pseudomallei multi-centre study to establish EUCAST MIC and zone diameter distributions and epidemiological cut-off values
Journal article

Karatuna O. et al, (2020), Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Survival of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Pathogenic Leptospira in Cola, Beer, Energy Drinks, and Sports Drinks.
Journal article

Wuthiekanun V. et al, (2020), The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 103, 249 - 252
Human Immune Responses to Melioidosis and Cross-Reactivity to Low-Virulence Burkholderia Species, Thailand1.
Journal article

Rongkard P. et al, (2020), Emerging infectious diseases, 26, 463 - 471

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