''Burkholderia multivorans'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in the
phylum Pseudomonadota. The cells are
rod-shaped
A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name '' Baci ...
. It is known to cause human disease, such as colonisation of the lung in
cystic fibrosis.
References
External links
''Burkholderia''J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
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Type strain of ''Burkholderia multivorans'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Burkholderiaceae
Bacteria described in 1997
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