This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Bacteriology, Subject name: Microbiology
Whitemore bacillus is 
Select and explain. 
A. Haemophilus influenza, B. Burkholderia mallei, C. Burkholderia pseudomallei, D. Burkholderia cepaciae
C: Burkholderia pseudomallei
Answer: C: Burkholderia pseudomallei 
Explanation: Disease Melioidosis is epizootic in rodents in southeast Asia and N.australia was first deceived by whitemore and krishnaswami.so burkholderia pseudomallei which cause Melioidosis is whitemore bacillus Ref:anantnarayan and paniker's microbiology 10th edition