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===Overview===
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*Organisms found in soil and water worldwide
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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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