Kingdom Bacteria Family Burkholderiaceae Genus Burkholderia Order Burkholderiales | Class Beta Proteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria Rank Species | |
Similar Burkholderia, Burkholderia multivorans, Burkholderia gladioli, Burkholderia thailandensis | ||
Burkholderia contaminans is a gram-negative, bacterium from the genus of Burkholderia and the family of Burkholderiaceae and belongs to the Burkholderia cepacia complex, which was isolated from cystic fibrosis patients in Argentina. Burkholderia acidipaludis can cause biliary sepsis.
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