Burkholderia

Burkholderia is a genus of Pseudomonadota. These bacteria are gram-negative and they are aerobic (require oxygen to grow). They are rod-shaped and are motile, moving using a single or many flagella (tails), except for Burkholderia mallei, which is not motile.

Some bacteria in this genus cause disease in humans and animals. Burkholderia mallei causes glanders, a disease mostly found in horses. B. malle must infect a host mammal to live and it is transmitted from one host to another. Burkholderia cepacia, typically found in soil and water, is a pathogen that may cause pulmonary infections in people with cystic fibrosis. Burkholderia pseudomalle mainly lives in soil and it can cause melioidosis in humans through contact with contaminated soil or water. 
Scientific classificationDomain:BacteriaPhylum:PseudomonadotaClass:BetaproteobacteriaOrder:BurkholderialesFamily:BurkholderiaceaeGenus:Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993

 Microbiology 
Burkholderia species are gram-negative bacteria. They are aerobic so require oxygen to grow.

Antibiotic resistance is a problem when treating B. mallei and B. pseudomallei infections.

 Taxonomy 

 Accepted species 
Burkholderia genus includes the following species:

Burkholderia cepacia complex

Burkholderia mallei

Burkholderia pseudomallei

 References 

Category:Gram-negative bacteria