Burkholderia dolosa is a species of bacteria. It is a member of the Burkholderia cepacia complex. This particular strain is highly drug resistant and found primarily in immunocompromised patients. It was originally identified in several cystic fibrosis patients at Boston Children's Hospital.[1][2]

Burkholderia dolosa
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Burkholderiaceae
Genus: Burkholderia
Species:
B. dolosa
Binomial name
Burkholderia dolosa
Vermis et al. 2004

References

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  1. ^ Roux, Damien; Schaefers, Matthew; Clark, Bradley S.; Weatherholt, Molly; Renaud, Diane; Scott, David; LiPuma, John J.; Priebe, Gregory; Gerard, Craig; Yoder-Himes, Deborah R. (18 January 2018). "A putative lateral flagella of the cystic fibrosis pathogen Burkholderia dolosa regulates swimming motility and host cytokine production". PLOS ONE. 13 (1): e0189810. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0189810.
  2. ^ Roux, Damien; Weatherholt, Molly; Clark, Bradley; Gadjeva, Mihaela; Renaud, Diane; Scott, David; Skurnik, David; Priebe, Gregory P.; Pier, Gerald; Gerard, Craig; Yoder-Himes, Deborah R. (June 2017). "Immune Recognition of the Epidemic Cystic Fibrosis Pathogen Burkholderia dolosa". Infection and Immunity. 85 (6). doi:10.1128/IAI.00765-16. PMC 5442610.
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