Burkholderia
noun
Burk·hol·de·ria
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Medical Definition of Burkholderia
: a genus of bacteria (family Burkholderiaceae) formerly placed in the genus Pseudomonas and including the causative agents of glanders (B. mallei) and melioidosis (B. pseudomallei)