Burkholderia

Translingual

Burkholderia mallei, formerly called Burkholderia pseudomallei or Pseudomonas pseudomallei

Etymology

Named after American plant pathologist Walter H. Burkholder (1891–1983) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Burkholderia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Burkholderiaceae – certain proteobacteria including species responsible for glanders and melioidosis.

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