Burkholderia oklahomensis
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| Burkholderia oklahomensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Burkholderiaceae |
| Genus: | Burkholderia |
| Species: | B. oklahomensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Burkholderia oklahomensis Glass et al. 2006[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC BAA-1222, C6786, CCUG 51349, CDC 6786, CDC C6786, LMG 23618, NCTC 13387[2] | |
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 a farming accident in Oklahoma in the United States.[3] Burkholderia oklahomensis is a bacterium which has been described in association with melioidosis.[4] Colonies of Burkholderia oklahomensis are white colored.[3]
