Burkholderia cenocepacia

Rank: Species

Lineage: Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Betaproteobacteria;Burkholderiales;Burkholderiaceae;Burkholderia;Burkholderia cenocepacia

Description: This species (genomovar III) is part of the Burkholderia cepacia complex, which consists of 9 closely related species, also known as genomovars. These organisms are commonly found in soil and all are opportunistic pathogens espcially in cystic fibrosis patients. More >> Less >>

Reference Material:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Burkholderia%20cenocepacia

Name	Rank	Genomes	Info
Burkholderia	Genus	35
Burkholderia cenocepacia	Species	2

Name: Burkholderia

Rank: Genus

Lineage:
Bacteria;Proteobacteria;Betaproteobacteria;Burkholderiales;Burkholderiaceae;Burkholderia

Description:
Burkholderia is a genus of Proteobacteria whose pathogenic members include the Burkholderia cepacia complex which attacks humans and Burkholderia mallei, responsible for glanders, a disease that occurs mostly in horses and related animals; Burkholderia pseudomallei, causative agent of melioidosis; and Burkholderia cepacia, an important pathogen of pulmonary infections in people with cystic fibrosis (CF).

Reference Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkholderia

Genome Status
- Complete
- WGS
Isolation Country
- Unknown
Disease
- Necrotizing pneumonia
Collection Year
- -
Completion Year
- -

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