Burkholderia thailandensis E264

Burkholderia thailandensis (strain E264 / ATCC 700388 / DSM 13276 / CIP 106301) was originally isolated from a rice field sample in Thailand. It is a soil saprophyte that is not pathogenic to mammals. However it shares many potential virulence genes with B.mallei and B.pseudomallei, which suggests that it descended from a pathogenic ancestor and that it may also be a modern pathogen with an identified non-mammalian host. B.thailandensis can kill or paralyze nematodes when they are immersed in the B.thailandensis cultures (adapted from PMID 16336651). (EBI Integr8)