Burkholderia mallei
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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 August 23, 2019.
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 2019 August 23]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540070/all/Burkholderia_mallei.
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