Figure 1.
Standard curve of known DNA (1.0×100 to 1.0×107 copies/µl) and threshold cycle (Ct) measured using a real-time qPCR for B. pseudomallei with R2 of 0.998 and slope of −3.46.
Figure 2.
(a) Teflon and PC filters comparison over 24 hours and 48 hours sampling after spiking the same quantity of B. pseudomallei (b) transport temperature comparison of 4°C and 25°C over 24 hours and 48 hours after spiking the same quantity of B. pseudomallei on Teflon filters.
Figure 3.
The path of (a) Talim, (b) Doksuri, (c) Saola, (d) Haikui, (e) Kai-Tak, (f) Tembin and (g) Jelawat Typhoon from Taiwan Central Weather Bureau.
Table 1.
Ambient B. pseudomallei and environmental characteristics during typhoon-affecting-period in 2012 in Taiwan.
Figure 4.
The ambient B. pseudomallei concentration profile from June to September 2012.
Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for ambient B. pseudomallei and environmental factors during the typhoon season (June to September) and the reference season (October to December) near Lotus Pond in South Taiwan.
Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for ambient B. pseudomallei and environmental factors in June, July, August and September.
Table 4.
The association between ambient B. pseudomallei and environmental parameters of lag 0, lag 1, lag 2, 2-days sum, 3-days sum, and 4-days sum during whole period (June to December), typhoon season (June to September), and typhoon month (August).
Table 5.
Associations between ambient B. pseudomallei concentrations and environmental parameters (rainfall and wind speed) divided by the mean and median values during whole period (June to December), typhoon season (June to September), and typhoon month (August).