Category:Pseudomonas and Burkholderia species


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


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Pages in category "Pseudomonas and Burkholderia species"

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