NCIt related terms : Burkholderia cepacia Genomovar V;
NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the genus Burkholderia,
phylum Proteobacteria, and family Burkholderiaceae. It is a member of the non-taxonomic
grouping of non-spore forming and motile bacterial species called the Burkholderia
cepacia Complex. B. vietnamiensis has been isolated from soil, water, and the rhizosphere,
and is used as a crop fungicide. It is pathogenic in humans and is associated with
cystic fibrosis and other conditions.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Burkholderia vietnamiensis.;