burkholderia latens burkholderia latens burkholderia latens is a gram-negative, aerobic, non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus of burkholderia and the family of burkholderiaceae which belongs to the burkholderia cepacia complex. colonies of burkholderia latens are moist. burkholderia latens scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: betaproteobacteria order: burkholderiales family: burkholderiaceae genus: burkholderia species: b. latens binomial name burkholderia latensvanlaere et al. 2008 type strain ccug 54555, firenze 3, lmg 24064, r-5630, strain firenze 3, vanlaere r-5630