Bacterium
burkholderia mallei
Subclass of:
Burkholderia
Definitions related to burkholderia mallei:
  • A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is nonmotile, encapsulated, catalase positive, oxidase and indole negative, and hydrolyzes starch. B mallei is found in contaminated soil, causes Glanders disease in horses, mules, donkeys, and humans, and has been developed and used as a biological weapon by the Germans, Russians and Japanese.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of gram-negative bacteria parasitic on HORSES and DONKEYS causing GLANDERS, which can be transmitted to humans.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Burkholderia mallei.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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