Burkholderia dolosa

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**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. dolosa has been isolated from the rhizosphere. It is pathogenic in humans and is associated with cystic fibrosis.

**Synonyms:** - BURKHOLDERIA DOLOSA - Burkholderia cepacia Genomovar VI