Molecular phylogeography reveals two geographically and temporally separated floristic exchange tracks between Southeast Asia and northern Australia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Joyce ◽  
Caroline M. Pannell ◽  
Maurizio Rossetto ◽  
Jia‐Yee S. Yap ◽  
Kevin R. Thiele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Molecular Phylogeography

scholarly journals Dangerous bacteria in unexpected locations; Burkholderia pseudomallei and melioidosis in Australia

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Bart J Currie
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Sporadic Cases

There are 25-50 human cases of melioidosis annually in Australia. While the vast majority occur in the tropical north, sporadic cases have been documented from unexpected temperate locations and, each year, several cases are diagnosed in southern hospitals in patients infected in and returned or travelling from northern Australia or southeast Asia.

scholarly journals New taxa and new records of Australian Panchaetothripinae (Thysanoptera, Thripidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2292 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
LAURENCE A. MOUND
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Records ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
A New Species

A new genus and species of panchaetothripine thripid, Stosicthrips szitas, apparently related to Parthenothrips dracaenae, is described from leaves of a cultivated Grevillea (Proteaceae) in central Queensland and also at Perth, Australia. In another genus, Bhattithrips, a new species B. borealis is described from northern Australia, and the four members of this Australian genus are distinguished in a key. A species described from Southeast Asia, Astrothrips aureolus, is established and probably native to northern Australia, where it damages the leaves of an Hymenocallis cultivar (Amaryllidaceae).

scholarly journals Outcomes of Patients with Melioidosis Treated with Meropenem

2004 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1763-1765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen C. Cheng ◽  
Dale A. Fisher ◽  
Nicholas M. Anstey ◽  
Dianne P. Stephens ◽  
Susan P. Jacups ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Severe Sepsis ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Selection Bias ◽  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Drug Fever ◽  
Improved Outcomes

ABSTRACT Melioidosis, an infection due to Burkholderia pseudomallei, is endemic in southeast Asia and northern Australia. We reviewed our experience with meropenem in the treatment of severe melioidosis in 63 patients over a 6-year period. Outcomes were similar to those of ceftazidime-treated patients (n = 153) despite a deliberate selection bias to more-unwell patients receiving meropenem. The mortality among meropenem-treated patients was 19%. One patient had a possible drug fever associated with the use of meropenem. We conclude that meropenem (1 g or 25 mg/kg every 8 h intravenously for ≥14 days) is an alternative to ceftazidime and imipenem in the treatment of melioidosis. The use of meropenem may be associated with improved outcomes in patients with severe sepsis associated with melioidosis.

scholarly journals Melioidosis in New Caledonia: a dominant strain in a transmission hotspot

2015 ◽  
Vol 144 (6) ◽  
pp. 1330-1337 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. MELOT ◽  
J. COLOT ◽  
F. LACASSIN ◽  
S. TARDIEU ◽  
E. LAPISARDI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Clonal Group ◽  
The North ◽  
Sporadic Cases ◽  
Endemic Areas

SUMMARYMelioidosis is an infectious disease caused byBurkholderia pseudomallei, a bacterium endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. In New Caledonia, sporadic cases were first described in 2005; since then, more cases have been identified. To improve our understanding of melioidosis epidemiology in New Caledonia, we compared the local cases andB. pseudomalleiisolates with those from endemic areas. Nineteen melioidosis cases have been diagnosed in New Caledonia since 1999, mostly severe and with frequent bacteraemia, leading to three (16%) fatalities. All but one occurred in the North Province. Besides sporadic cases caused by non-clonal strains, we also identified a hotspot of transmission related to a clonal group ofB. pseudomalleithat is phylogenetically related to Australian strains.

scholarly journals Melioidosis in a Returned Traveller

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zain Chagla ◽  
Natasha Aleksova ◽  
Jaclyn Quirt ◽  
Joel Emery ◽  
Christian Kraeker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Present Report ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Clinical Suspicion ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Significant Morbidity ◽  
Clinical Specimens ◽  
History Of

Melioidosis is an infection endemic to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The present report describes a case of chronic melioidosis in a returning traveller from the Philippines. Clinical suspicion of this illness is warranted in individuals with a history of travel to endemic regions. Safety in handling clinical specimens is paramount because laboratory transmission has been described.

The identity of Ailanthus guangxiensis (Simaroubaceae) and lectotypification of A. integrifolia Lamarck

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 173 (2) ◽  
pp. 177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuqiu Song ◽  
Dongxian Xu
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Guangxi Province ◽  
South And Southeast Asia ◽  
The Family

The genus Ailanthus Desfontaines (1788: 265) of the family Simaroubaceae comprises 5–10 species distributed in South and Southeast Asia as well as northern Australia (Nooteboom 1962, Peng & Thomas 2008). The species can be classified into two groups, i.e., one with toothed leaflets and the other with entire-margined leaflets. The latter group currently includes five species, A. triphysa (Dennstedt 1818: 32) Alston (1931: 41), A. vietnamensis H.V.Sam & Nooteboom (2007: 555), A. fordii Nooteboom (1962: 220), A. integrifolia Lamarck (1792: 417), and A. guangxiensis S.L.Mo ex C.F.Liang & S.L.Mo (1982: 145). The last species was described based on two fruit collections from Longzhou County, Guangxi Province, China. In the protologue, the authors stated that it was clearly distinguished from its congeneric species by the large samaras. After that, A. guangxiensis is always considered as an endemic species of Guangxi (Peng & Thomas 2008, Qin & Liu 2010, Mo 2011). In 2010, it was listed as a key protected wild plant of Guangxi by the local government.

scholarly journals Burkholderia pseudomalleiInfection in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient from the Caribbean: A Case Report

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 237-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimas Mateos Corral ◽  
Allan L Coates ◽  
Yvonne CW Yau ◽  
Raymond Tellier ◽  
Mindy Glass ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis Patient ◽  
North American ◽  
Burkholderia Pseudomallei ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Endemic Areas

Burkholderia pseudomalleiis a pathogen identified with increasing frequency in the respiratory tracts of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients from endemic areas such as Southeast Asia and northern Australia. The following report describes the first known reported case in a CF patient from the Caribbean attending a North American CF clinic.

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