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Burkholderia pseudomallei is a human and animal pathogen and is the cause of melioidosis, which is a disease native to Southeast Asia and northern Australia. It releases exo and endo toxins but their role in instigating the symptoms of melioidosis is not yet fully understood. Nevertheless, infection is spread through the ingestion or contact of bacteria on open skin wounds or through the inhalation of the aerosolized Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis can be classified as acute or chronic depending on the incubation time before symptoms appear. It mimics tuberculosis in its ability o lay dormant without showing any symptoms for years. Common symptoms include fever, formation of abscess on various parts of the body such as the brain, osteomyelitis, bacteremia and various diseases of the heart, lungs and kidney such as pneumonia. Burkholderia pseudomallei was thought to have biological warfare potential and it’s virulence is made evident by being listed as a “Category B agent” by the US centers for Disease Control. | |||
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Revision as of 09:23, 3 May 2007
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Burkholderia pseudomallei
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Beta Proteobacteria; Burkholderiales; Burkholderiaceae
Species
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Burkholderia pseudomallei
Description and significance
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Genome structure
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Cell structure and metabolism
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Ecology
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is a human and animal pathogen and is the cause of melioidosis, which is a disease native to Southeast Asia and northern Australia. It releases exo and endo toxins but their role in instigating the symptoms of melioidosis is not yet fully understood. Nevertheless, infection is spread through the ingestion or contact of bacteria on open skin wounds or through the inhalation of the aerosolized Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis can be classified as acute or chronic depending on the incubation time before symptoms appear. It mimics tuberculosis in its ability o lay dormant without showing any symptoms for years. Common symptoms include fever, formation of abscess on various parts of the body such as the brain, osteomyelitis, bacteremia and various diseases of the heart, lungs and kidney such as pneumonia. Burkholderia pseudomallei was thought to have biological warfare potential and it’s virulence is made evident by being listed as a “Category B agent” by the US centers for Disease Control.
Application to Biotechnology
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Current Research
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References
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