Preferred Label : Burkholderia mallei;
NCIt synonyms : Actinobacillus mallei;
NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria.
This species is nonmotile, encapsulated, catalase positive, oxidase and indole negative,
and hydrolyzes starch. B mallei is found in contaminated soil, causes Glanders disease
in horses, mules, donkeys, and humans, and has been developed and used as a biological
weapon by the Germans, Russians and Japanese.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Burkholderia mallei.;
Taxon ID : 13373;
Origin ID : C86226;
UMLS CUI : C0033818;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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