Burkholderia pseudomallei
Written by Tim Inglis

Burkholderia pseudomallei / melioidosis

 

Burkholderia pseudomallei is the Gram negative, environmental bacterium that causes the infection known as melioidosis. This potentially fatal infection occurs throughout the tropics but is most commonly encountered in Southeast Asia and northern Australia.

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