Funding for this database development has been gratefully obtained from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics.

If you have used this database, please ensure that you acknowledge the Burkholderia Genome Database publication (PMID:18842600) rather than just the website URL:

The Burkholderia Genome Database: facilitating flexible queries and comparative analyses.
Winsor GL, Khaira B, Van Rossum T, Lo R, Whiteside MD, Brinkman FS.
Bioinformatics. 2008 Dec 1;24(23):2803-4.
PMID: 18842600

We acknowledge the following genome sequence publications

Complete Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315 genome sequenced by:

Holden MT, Seth-Smith HM, Crossman LC, Sebaihia M, Bentley SD, Cerdeño-Tárraga AM, Thomson NR, Bason N, Quail MA, Sharp S, Cherevach I, Churcher C, Goodhead I, Hauser H, Holroyd N, Mungall K, Scott P, Walker D, White B, Rose H, Iversen P, Mil-Homens D, Rocha EP, Fialho AM, Baldwin A, Dowson C, Barrell BG, Govan JR, Vandamme P, Hart CA, Mahenthiralingam E, Parkhill J. (2008). The genome of Burkholderia cenocepacia J2315, an epidemic pathogen of cystic fibrosis patients.

Complete Burkholderia ambifaria MC40-6 genome sequenced by:

Copeland,A., Lucas,S., Lapidus,A., Glavina del Rio,T., Dalin,E., Tice,H., Pitluck,S., Chain,P., Malfatti,S., Shin,M., Vergez,L., Lang,D., Schmutz,J., Larimer,F., Land,M., Hauser,L., Kyrpides,N., Lykidis,A., Ramette,A., Konstantinidis,K., Tiedje,J. and Richardson,P. (2008). Complete sequence of chromosomes 1, 2, 3 and plasmid pBMC401 of Burkholderia ambifaria MC40-6. Submitted APR-2008 to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.

Complete Burkholderia cenocepacia AU 1054 genome sequenced by:

Copeland A, Lucas S, Lapidus A, Barry K, Detter JC, Glavina del Rio T, Hammon N, Israni S, Dalin E, Tice H, Pitluck S, Chain P, Malfatti S, Shin M, Vergez L, Schmutz J, Larimer F, Land M, Hauser L, Kyrpides N, Lykidis A, LiPuma JJ, Konstantinidis K, Tiedje JM, Richardson P (2006). Complete sequence of chromosomes 1, 2 and 3 of Burkholderia cenocepacia AU 1054. Submitted MAY-2006 to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.

Complete Burkholderia cenocepacia HI2424 genome sequenced by:

Copeland A, Lucas S, Lapidus A, Barry K, Detter JC, Glavina del Rio T, Hammon N, Israni S, Dalin E, Tice H, Pitluck S, Chain P, Malfatti S, Shin M, Vergez L, Schmutz J, Larimer F, Land M, Hauser L, Kyrpides N, Lykidis A, LiPuma JJ, Konstantinidis K, Tiedje JM, Richardson P (2006). Complete sequence of chromosomes 1, 2, and 3 and plasmid 1 of Burkholderia cenocepacia HI2424. Submitted AUG-2006 to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.

Complete Burkholderia cenocepacia MC0-3 genome sequenced by:

Copeland,A., Lucas,S., Lapidus,A., Barry,K., Bruce,D., Goodwin,L., Glavina del Rio,T., Dalin,E., Tice,H., Pitluck,S., Chain,P., Malfatti,S., Shin,M., Vergez,L., Schmutz,J., Larimer,F., Land,M., Hauser,L., Kyrpides,N., Mikhailova,N., Tiedje,J. and Richardson,P. (2008). Complete sequence of chromosomes 1, 2 and 3 of Burkholderia cenocepacia MC0-3. Submitted FEB-2008 to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.

Complete Burkholderia ambifaria AMMD genome sequenced by:

Copeland A, Lucas S, Lapidus A, Barry K, Detter JC, Glavina del Rio T, Hammon N, Israni S, Dalin E, Tice H, Pitluck S, Chain P, Malfatti S, Shin M, Vergez L, Schmutz J, Larimer F, Land M, Hauser L, Kyrpides N, Lykidis A, LiPuma JJ, Konstantinidis K, Tiedje JM, Richardson P (2006). Complete sequence of chromosomes 1, 2, and 3 and plasmid 1 of Burkholderia cenocepacia AMMD. Submitted AUG-2006 to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.

Complete Burkholderia lata 383 genome sequenced by:

Copeland A, Lucas S, Lapidus A, Barry K, Detter JC, Glavina T, Hammon N, Israni S, Pitluck S, Chain P, Malfatti S, Shin M, Vergez L, Schmutz J, Larimer F, Land M, Kyrpides N, Lykidis A, Richardson P (2005). Complete sequence of chromosomes 1, 2, and 3 of Burkholderia sp. 383. Submitted OCT-2005 to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.

Burkholderia mallei ATCC 23344 genome sequence publication

Nierman WC, DeShazer D, Kim HS, Tettelin H, Nelson KE, Feldblyum T, Ulrich RL, Ronning CM, Brinkac LM, Daugherty SC, Davidsen TD, Deboy RT, Dimitrov G, Dodson RJ, Durkin AS, Gwinn ML, Haft DH, Khouri H, Kolonay JF, Madupu R, Mohammoud Y, Nelson WC, Radune D, Romero CM, Sarria S, Selengut J, Shamblin C, Sullivan SA, White O, Yu Y, Zafar N, Zhou L, Fraser CM (2004). Structural flexibility in the Burkholderia mallei genome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U.S.A. 2004 Sep 28;101(39):14246-51.

Complete Burkholderia mallei NCTC 10229 genome sequenced by:

DeShazer,D., Woods,D.E. and Nierman,W.C. (2007). Burkholderia mallei NCTC 10229 chromosome I and II complete sequence. Submitted FEB-2007 to the National Center for Biotechnology.

Complete Burkholderia mallei NCTC 10247 genome sequenced by:

DeShazer,D., Woods,D.E. and Nierman,W.C. (2007). Burkholderia mallei NCTC 10247 chromosome I and II complete sequence. Submitted MAR-2007 to the National Center for Biotechnology.

Complete Burkholderia mallei SAVP1 genome sequenced by:

DeShazer,D., Woods,D.E. and Nierman,W.C. (2007). Burkholderia mallei SAVP1 chromosome I and II complete sequence. Submitted JAN-2007 to the National Center for Biotechnology.

Complete Burkholderia multivorans ATCC 17616 genome sequenced by:

Copeland,A., Lucas,S., Lapidus,A., Barry,K., Glavina del Rio,T., Dalin,E., Tice,H., Pitluck,S., Chain,P., Malfatti,S., Shin,M., Vergez,L., Schmutz,J., Larimer,F., Land,M., Hauser,L., Kyrpides,N., Kim,E., Tiedje,J. and Richardson,P. (2007). Burkholderia multivorans 17616 chromosome 1, 2, 3 and plasmid pBMUL01 complete sequence. Submitted DEC-2007 to the National Center for Biotechnology.

Complete Burkholderia phymatum STM815 genome sequenced by:

Copeland,A., Lucas,S., Lapidus,A., Glavina del Rio,T., Bruce,D., Goodwin,L., Dalin,E., Tice,H., Pitluck,S., Chain,P., Malfatti,S., Shin,M., Vergez,L., Schmutz,J., Larimer,F., Land,M., Hauser,L., Kyrpides,N., Mikhailova,N., Bacher,J., Blanchard,J., Cohan,F., James,E., Lawrence,J., Lizotte-Waniewski,M., Moulin,L., Rainey,P., Riley,M., Souza,V., Wertz,J. and Young,P. (2008). Burkholderia phymatum STM815 chromosome 1, 2 and plasmid pBPHY01 and pBPHY02 complete sequence. Submitted APR-2008 to the National Center for Biotechnology.

Complete Burkholderia pseudomallei 1106a genome sequenced by:

DeShazer,D., Woods,D.E. and Nierman,W.C. (2007). Burkholderia pseudomallei 1106a chromosome 1 and 2 complete sequence. Submitted FEB-2007 to The Institute for Genomic Research.

Complete Burkholderia pseudomallei 1710b genome sequenced by:

Woods,D.E. and Nierman,W.C. (2005). Burkholderia pseudomallei 1710b chromosome 1 and 2 complete sequence. Submitted SEPT-2005 to The Institute for Genomic Research.

Complete Burkholderia pseudomallei 668 genome sequenced by:

DeShazer,D., Woods,D.E. and Nierman,W.C. (2007). Burkholderia pseudomallei 668 chromosome 1 and 2 complete sequence. Submitted FEB-2007 to The Institute for Genomic Research.

Burkholderia pseudomallei K96243 genome sequence publication

Holden MT, Titball RW, Peacock SJ, Cerdeño-Tárraga, Atkins T, Crossman LC, Pitt T, Churcher C, Mungall K, Bentley SD, Sebaihia M, Thomson NR, Bason N, Beacham IR, Brooks K, Brown KA, Brown NF, Challis GL, Cherevach I, Chillingworth T, Cronin A, Crossett B, Davis P, DeShazer D, Feltwell T, Fraser A, Hance Z, Hauser H, Holroyd S, Jagels K, Keith KE, Maddison M, Moule S, Price C, Quail MA, Rabbinowitsch E, Rutherford K, Sanders M, Simmonds M, Songsivilai S, Stevens K, Tumapa S, Vesaratchavest M, Whitehead S, Yeats C, Barrell BG, Oyston PC, Parkhill J. Genomic plasticity of the causative agent of melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei. Proc Natl Acad Sci U.S.A. 2004 Sep 28;101(39):14240-5.

Burkholderia thailandensis E264 genome sequence publication

Kim HS, Schell MA, Yu Y, Ulrich RL, Sarria SH, Nierman WC, DeShazer D. Bacterial genome adaptation to niches: divergence of the potential virulence genes in three Burkholderia species of different survival strategies. BMC Genomics 2005 Dec 7;6:174.

Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 genome sequence publication

Chain PS, Denef VJ, Konstantinidis KT, Vergez LM, Agulló L, Reyes VL, Hauser L, Córdova M, Gómez L, González M, Land M, Lao V, Larimer F, LiPuma JJ, Mahenthiralingam E, Malfatti SA, Marx CJ, Parnell JJ, Ramette A, Richardson P, Seeger M, Smith D, Spilker T, Sul WJ, Tsoi TV, Ulrich LE, Zhulin IB, Tiedje JM. Burkholderia xenovorans LB400 harbors a multi-replicon, 9.73-Mbp genome shaped for versatility. Proc Natl Acad Sci U.S.A. 2006 Oct 17;103(42):15280-7.

Burkholderia pseudomallei growing on Ashdown's agar
(Photo Credit: Gavin Koh).

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Burkholderia thailandensis grown on sheep's blood agar for 48 hours.
(Photo Credit: Pete Seidel).

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