Query: NC_010627:463646 Burkholderia phymatum STM815 plasmid pBPHY02, complete sequence
Lineage: Burkholderia phymatum; Burkholderia; Burkholderiaceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This strain was isolated from a root nodule of Machaerium lunatum in French Guiana. This species forms a symbiotic relationship with tropical legumes, where it is involved with nirogen fixation in the root nodules.
Subject: NC_009079:1492664 Burkholderia mallei NCTC 10247 chromosome I, complete sequence
Lineage: Burkholderia mallei; Burkholderia; Burkholderiaceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolated in 1960 in Turkey. Causes glanders in horses. This organism is rarely associated with human infection, and is more commonly seen in domesticated animals such as horses, donkeys, and mules where it causes glanders, a disease first described by Aristotle. This organism is similar to B. pseudomallei and is differentiated by being nonmotile. The pathogen is host-adapted and is not found in the environment outside of its host. Rapid-onset pneumonia, bacteremia (spread of the organism through the blood), pustules, and death are common outcomes during infection. No vaccine exists for this potentially dangerous organism.