burkholderia multivorans burkholderia multivorans burkholderia multivorans is a species in the phylum pseudomonadota. the cells are rod-shaped. it is known to cause human disease, such as colonisation of the lung in cystic fibrosis. burkholderia multivorans scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: betaproteobacteria order: burkholderiales family: burkholderiaceae genus: burkholderia species: b. multivorans binomial name burkholderia multivoransvandamme et al. 1997