Query: NC_009659:1129066 Janthinobacterium sp. Marseille chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Janthinobacterium; Janthinobacterium; Oxalobacteraceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Freshwater-borne small bacterium. This organism, also called Minibacterium massiliensis, was isolated from a solution used in kidney dialysis. Hemodialysis water.
Subject: NC_009076:2396747 Burkholderia pseudomallei 1106a chromosome I, complete sequence
Lineage: Burkholderia pseudomallei; Burkholderia; Burkholderiaceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolated from liver abscess from a 23-year old female patient in Thailand in 1993. This species is an opportunistic pathogen and can cause pneumonia, bacteremia, and melioidosis. It is normally found in terrestrial environments and has been recovered from rice paddies and moist tropical soil. It is endemic in Asia and Australia, but can be found in other parts of the world. The organism can exist intracellularly and can spread through the bloodstream (bacteremia).