Burkholderia stabilis

Burkholderia stabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Burkholderiaceae
Genus: Burkholderia
Species:
B. stabilis
Binomial name
Burkholderia stabilis
Vandamme et al. 2000

Burkholderia stabilis is a species of bacteria.[1] Between 2018 and August 2025, 51 cases of infection by Burkholderia stabilis in humans were identified in the United Kingdom. The cases were thought to result from the use of some types of non-sterile alcohol-free wipe and the public were advised not to use the products.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Vandamme, P (March 1, 2000). "Identification and Population Structure of Burkholderia stabilis sp. nov. (formerly Burkholderia cepacia Genomovar IV)". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 38 (3): 1042–1047.
  2. ↑ "Public advised to stop using certain non-sterile alcohol-free wipes". Government of the United Kingdom. 2025-08-04. Archived from the original on 2025-08-08. Retrieved 2025-08-08.