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|pagebody = ''Pseudomonas'' and ''Burkholderia'' species are gram-negative rods that are found in the soil and water worldwide. Both species cause opportunistic infections.

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~~===Overview===~~

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*Organisms found in soil and water worldwide

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[[Category:Bacterial Organisms]]

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*''Burkholderia mallei'' causes [[~~Respiratory~~ Bacterial ~~Infections - Pathology#Glanders|glanders]]; rodents act as reservoir of infection~~

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[[Category:Gram_negative_bacteria]]

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*''Burkholderia pseudomallei'' causes meliodosis

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[[Category:Rods]]

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*''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'', found on skin, mucous membranes and in faeces, causes opportunistic infections

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~~===Characteristics===~~

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*Gram-negative rods

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*Obligate aerobes

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*Oxidase and catalase positive

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*''Pseudomonas'' species and ''Burkholderia pseudomallei'' motile by polar flagellae

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*''Burkholderia mallei'' non-motile

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~~===''[[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]''===~~

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~~===''[[Burkholderia mallei]]''===~~

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~~===''[[Burkholderia pseudomallei~~]]~~===~~

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~~[[Category:Bacteria]]~~[[Category:Gram_negative_bacteria]][[Category:Rods]]

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