General information

• the following information is not yet verified
  Taxonomy
  Family: Burkholderiaceae
  Formerly: Ralstonia
  
  Natural habitat
  They are found worldwide in the environment, water, soil, on plants, fruits and vegetables.
  Because they survive in a moist environment, they can also cause problems in a hospital.
  
  Clinical significance
  Is rarely found as a cause of infection.
  Are isolated from CF patients.
  Still, the pathogenic role in this uncertain.
  

Gram stain

• the following information is not yet verified
  Short Gram negative rods,
  
  lying alone, in pairs or short chains.

Culture characteristics

• the following information is not yet verified
  

  Obligate Aerobic
  
  Grows slowly in primary isolations (> -72 hours), after 24 hours, very small colon
  
  The colonies are smooth, convex, with a circular edge and do not form pigment.
  
  McConkey growth, non lactose fermenter
  
  BBAØ no growth

Characteristics

• Gram-negative
• bacilli
• growth obligate-aerobic
• catalase-positive
• oxidase-positive
• indole-negative
• urease-negative
• vancomycin-resistant
• colistine-susceptible
• motility-positive

References