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Burkholderia mallei

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Burkholderia mallei,
a nonmotile species that causes glanders. It is primarily a disease of horses, mules, and donkeys but may also infect humans and other animals. It is a potential agent for bioterrorism.
Burkholderia
a genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria.
Burkholderia mallei
the causative agent of glanders, a disease of horses that is communicable to humans. Previously called Pseudomonas mallei.
Burkholderia pseudomallei
the causative agent of melioidosis, a disease of rodents occasionally transmitted to all domestic animal species and humans. Formerly called Pseudomonas pseudomallei.
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Multilocus sequence typing and evolutionary relationships among the causative agents of melioidosis and glanders, Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei.
Identification of melioidosis outbreak by multilocus variable number ... by Currie, Bart J.; Haslem, Asha; Pearson, Talima; Hornstra, Heidie; Leadem, Benjamin; Mayo, Mark; Gal, / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Used with Biolog's popular MicroLog Microbial Identification/Characterization system, the DP Database identifies the following dangerous pathogens: * Bacillus anthracis, * Brucella melitensis, * Yersinia pestis, * Francisella tularensis, * Burkholderia mallei, and * Burkholderia pseudomallei.
Identifying Dangerous Pathogens by Journal of Environmental Health
Structural flexibility in the Burkholderia mallei genome.
Antimicrobial drug-selection markers for Burkholderia pseudomallei ... by Schweizer, Herbert P.; Peacock, Sharon J. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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