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Pseudomonas pseudomallei

bacteria
Also known as: Burkholderia pseudomallei, Malleomyces pseudomallei

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cause of melioidosis

  • melioidosis
    In melioidosis

    …caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei (Pseudomonas pseudomallei). Transmission to humans occurs through contact of a skin abrasion with contaminated water or soil rather than through direct contact with a contaminated animal. Inhalation of the pathogen in dust or water droplets also is suspected as a route of infection. The term…

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  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    In pseudomonad

    …occasionally pathogenic for man, and B. pseudomallei causes melioidosis, an uncommon but highly fatal tropical lung disease of man and other mammals. B. cepacia, like P. aeruginosa, is a cause of serious lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis.

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