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Burkholderia mallei

Lisa A. Spacek, M.D., Ph.D., John G. Bartlett, M.D.

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MICROBIOLOGY

Facultative, aerobic, nonmotile, slender, intracellular Gram-negative rod.
- Agent of glanders.
If suspected, notify lab personnel.
- Classified as Tier 1 biological select agent, https://www.selectagents.gov, accessed 4/4/2017.
May be erroneously identified as Pseudomonas sp. by standard microbiologic testing, morphologically indistinguishable from B. pseudomallei.
Hard to see on Gram stain. Grows slowly, best with glycerol.

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Last updated: April 5, 2017

Citation

Spacek, Lisa A, and John G Bartlett. "Burkholderia Mallei." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540070/all/Burkholderia_mallei.

Spacek LA, Bartlett JG. Burkholderia mallei. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540070/all/Burkholderia_mallei. Accessed December 13, 2018.

Spacek, L. A., & Bartlett, J. G. (2017). Burkholderia mallei. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540070/all/Burkholderia_mallei

Spacek LA, Bartlett JG. Burkholderia Mallei [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2018 December 13]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540070/all/Burkholderia_mallei

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