''Burkholderia dolosa'' is a species of

bacteria Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometr ...

. It is a member of the ''Burkholderia cepacia'' complex. This particular strain is highly

drug resistant Drug resistance is the reduction in effectiveness of a medication such as an antimicrobial or an antineoplastic in treating a disease or condition. The term is used in the context of resistance that pathogens or cancers have "acquired", that is ...

and found primarily in

immunocompromised Immunodeficiency, also known as immunocompromisation, is a state in which the immune system's ability to fight infectious diseases and cancer is compromised or entirely absent. Most cases are acquired ("secondary") due to extrinsic factors that a ...

patients. It was originally identified in several cystic fibrosis patients at

Boston Children's Hospital Boston Children's Hospital formerly known as Children's Hospital Boston until 2012 is a nationally ranked, freestanding acute care children's hospital located in Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent both to its teaching affiliate, Harvard Medical Scho ...

, and is believed to exist in only three hospitals worldwide; Boston, Texas, and England.

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External links

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Type strain of ''Burkholderia dolosa'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Burkholderiaceae Bacteria described in 2004 {{Betaproteobacteria-stub