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... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci > Burkholderiaceae > Burkholderia > Burkholderia cepacia complex
... > Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Betaproteobacteria > Burkholderiales > Burkholderiaceae > Burkholderia > Burkholderia cepacia complex

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Burkholderia cepacia complex  

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Note

  • infection: coord IM with BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • A group of phenotypically similar but genotypically distinct species (genomovars) in the genus BURKHOLDERIA. They are found in water, soil, and the rhizosphere of crop plants. They can act as opportunistic human pathogens and as plant growth promoting and biocontrol agents.

History note

  • 2004

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D042602

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