This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: general microbiology, Subject name: Microbiology
Whitmore's bacillus is 
Select and explain. 
A. H. influenzae, B. B. mallei, C. B. pseudomallei, D. B. cepaciae
C: B. pseudomallei
Answer: C: B. pseudomallei 
Explanation: Bacteria EponymsCorynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Nocard bacillus Hemophilus aegypticus Koch weeks bacillus Hemophilus influenzaPfeiffer's bacillus Klebsiella pneumoniaFreidlanders bacillus Mycobacterium chelonei Tule tubercle bacillus Mycobacterium fouitum Frog tubercle bacillus Mycobacterium intracellulare Battey bacillus Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Johnes bacillus Mycoplasma pneumoniaEaton agent Burkholderia pseudomallei Whitmore's bacillus (Ref: Ananthanarayan 9th edition, )