burkholderiaceae burkholderiaceae the burkholderiaceae are a family of bacteria included in the order burkholderiales. it includes some pathogenic species, such as burkholderia mallei (glanders) and burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis). burkholderiaceae burkholderia pseudomallei colonies on a blood agar plate. scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: betaproteobacteria order: burkholderiales family: burkholderiaceaegarrity et al. 2006 genera burkholderia caballeronia chitinimonas cupriavidus lautropia limnobacter mycetohabitans pandoraea paraburkholderia pararobbsia paucimonas polynucleobacter robbsia ralstonia thermothrix trinickia wautersia