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.[1]
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 classification | |
|---|---|
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Burkholderiaceae |
| Genus: | Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993[2][3] |
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:
References
- ↑ Paul, Sulav Indra; Rahman, Md. Mahbubur; Salam, Mohammad Abdus; Khan, Md. Arifur Rahman; Islam, Md. Tofazzal (2021-12-15). "Identification of marine sponge-associated bacteria of the Saint Martin's island of the Bay of Bengal emphasizing on the prevention of motile Aeromonas septicemia in Labeo rohita". Aquaculture. 545: 737156. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737156. ISSN 0044-8486.
- ↑ Yabuuchi, Eiko; Kosako, Yoshimasa; Oyaizu, Hiroshi; Yano, Ikuya; Hotta, Hisako; Hashimoto, Yasuhiro; Ezaki, Takayuki; Arakawa, Michio (December 1992). "Proposal of Burkholderia gen. nov. and Transfer of Seven Species of the Genus Pseudomonas Homology Group II to the New Genus, with the Type Species Burkholderia cepacia (Palleroni and Holmes 1981) comb. nov". Microbiology and Immunology. 36 (12): 1251–1275. doi:10.1111/j.1348-0421.1992.tb02129.x.
- ↑ Yabuuchi, Eiko; Kosako, Yoshimasa; Oyaizu, Hiroshi; Yano, Ikuya; Hotta, Hisako; Hashimoto, Yasuhiro; Ezaki, Takayuki; Arakawa, Michio (December 1992). "Proposal of Burkholderia gen. nov. and Transfer of Seven Species of the Genus Pseudomonas Homology Group II to the New Genus, with the Type Species Burkholderia cepacia (Palleroni and Holmes 1981) comb. nov". Microbiology and Immunology. 36 (12): 1251–1275. doi:10.1111/j.1348-0421.1992.tb02129.x.