Query: NC_014722:2070864 Burkholderia rhizoxinica HKI 454, complete genome
Lineage: Burkholderia rhizoxinica; Burkholderia; Burkholderiaceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: This organism is bacterial endosymbiont of the fungus Rhizopus microsporus. This bacterium produces the antitumor agent rhizoxin.
Subject: NC_009075:1638789 Burkholderia pseudomallei 668 chromosome II, complete sequence
Lineage: Burkholderia pseudomallei; Burkholderia; Burkholderiaceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Isolated from the blood of a 53 year old male patient with severe melioidosis encephalomyelitis in Darwin, Australia in 1995. 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).