gram-negative bacteria.

B. pseudomallei is a potential bioterror agent and the causative agent of melioidosis.
B. mallei causes glanders in horses and other solipeds and is highly virulent in humans.
B. cenocepacia is an important cause of opportunistic infection in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Several Burkholderia species are pathogenic to plants and cause symptoms such as wilt, blight, rot or canker.

Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales; Burkholderiaceae; Burkholderia