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~~===Overview===~~

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*Organisms found in soil and water worldwide

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

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

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*''Burkholderia pseudomallei'' causes meliodosis

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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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