Kingdom Bacteria Family Burkholderiaceae Genus Burkholderia Order Burkholderiales | Class Beta Proteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria Rank Species | |
Similar Burkholderia, Burkholderia thailandensis, Burkholderia multivorans, Burkholderia mallei, Burkholderia phytofirmans | ||
Burkholderia oklahomensis is a gram-negative, catalase and oxidase-positive aerobic, motile bacterium from the genus of Burkholderia and the family of Burkholderiaceae which was isolated 1973 from a wound infection caused by an farming accident in Oklahoma in the United States. Burkholderia oklahomensis is a bacterium which has been described in association with melioidosis. Colonies of Burkholderia oklahomensis are white colored.
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