Category:Pseudomonas and Burkholderia species
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Overview
- Organisms found in soil and water worldwide
- Burkholderia mallei causes glanders; rodents act as reservoir of infection
- Burkholderia pseudomallei causes meliodosis
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa, found on skin, mucous membranes and in faeces, causes opportunistic infections
Characteristics
- Gram-negative rods
- Obligate aerobes
- Oxidase and catalase positive
- Pseudomonas species and Burkholderia pseudomallei motile by polar flagellae
- Burkholderia mallei non-motile
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Burkholderia mallei
Burkholderia pseudomallei
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