Expanding the <i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i> Complex with the Addition of Two Novel Species: <i>Burkholderia mayonis</i> sp. nov. and <i>Burkholderia savannae</i> sp. nov.
Carina M. Hall, Anthony L. Baker, Jason W. Sahl, Mark Mayo, Holger C. Scholz, Mirjam Kaestli, James M. Schupp, Madison Martz, Erik W. Settles, Joseph D. Busch, Lindsay C. Sidak‐Loftis, Astrid Thomas, Lisa Kreutzer, Enrico Georgi, Herbert P. Schweizer, Jeffrey Warner, Paul Keim, Bart J. Currie, David M. Wagner
Abstract
Burkholderia species can be important sources of novel natural products, and new species are of interest to diverse scientific disciplines. Although many Burkholderia species are saprophytic, Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of the disease melioidosis.
Topics & Concepts
Burkholderia pseudomalleiBurkholderiaMicrobiologyBiologyMelioidosisBurkholderia cepacia complexBacteriaGeneticsBurkholderia infections and melioidosis