Burkholderia thailandensis

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Burkholderia thailandensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Beta Proteobacteria Order: Burkholderiales Family: Burkholderiaceae Genus: Burkholderia Species: B. thailandensis
Binomial name
Burkholderia thailandensis Brett et al. 1998[1]

Burkholderia thailandensis is a non-fermenting motile Gram-negative bacillus that occurs naturally in soil. It is closely related to Burkholderia pseudomallei, but unlike B. pseudomallei, it does not cause disease in humans or animals.^[2][3] It is usually distinguished from B. pseudomallei by its ability to assimilate arabinose. The phenotypic differences have been summarised by Woods (1999).^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ Brett P J, DeShazer D, Woods DE (1998). "Burkholderia thailandensis sp. nov., a Burkholderia pseudomallei-like species". Int J Syst Bacteriol 48: 317–320. PMID 9542103. 
2. ^ Wuthiekanun V, Smith MD, Dance DA, Walsh AL, Pitt TL, White NJ (1996). "Biochemical characteristics of clinical and environmental isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei". J Med Microbiol 45 (6): 408–12. PMID 8958243. 
3. ^ Smith MD, Angus BJ, Wuthiekanun V, White NJ (1997). "Arabinose assimilation defines a nonvirulent biotype of Burkholderia pseudomallei". Infect Immun 65 (10): 4319–21. PMID 9317042. 
4. ^ Woods DE (1999). "Species versus biotype status". J Clin Microbiol 37 (11): 3786–7. PMID 10610379.