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

Prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in edible ice in Thailand

Amornchai P. et al, (2025), International health, 17, 232 - 234

Assessment of utilization of automated systems and laboratory information management systems in clinical microbiology laboratories in Thailand

Klaytong P. et al, (2025), PLoS ONE, 20

Effectiveness of Umonium38 against Burkholderia pseudomallei, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Ruanchaiman S. et al, (2024), BMC Infectious Diseases, 24

Benchmarking CRISPR-BP34 for point-of-care melioidosis detection in low-income and middle-income countries: a molecular diagnostics study

Pakdeerat S. et al, (2024), The Lancet Microbe, 5, e379 - e389

Melioidosis in Patients with COVID-19 Exposed to Contaminated Tap Water, Thailand, 2021

Tantirat P. et al, (2024), Emerging Infectious Diseases, 30, 791 - 794

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