Paraburkholderia phymatum
Description is based mostly on API 20 NE, API ZYM and Biolog GN2 results.

Positive results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, catalase, beta-galactosidase (PNPG), leucine arylamidase, nitrate reduction and
oxidase.
Can utilize L-alanine, L-histidine, L-serine, propionate, D-sorbitol, lactate, inositol, 2-ketogluconate, valerate, glucose, arabinose,
mannose, mannitol, N-acetylglucosamine, gluconate, caprate, malate, citrate, phenylacetate, dextrin, N-acetylgalactosamine,
D-psicose, sucrose, succinamic acid and inosine.

Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, alpha- and beta-galactosidase,
beta-glucuronidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, alpha-mannosidase, indole production, urease,
valine arylamidase, cystine arylamidase, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, acid production from glucose.
No utilization of acetate, adipate, 5-ketogluconate, itaconate, malonate, maltose, alpha-lactose, lactulose and trehalose.
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Burkholderiales, Family Burkholderiaceae, Genus
Paraburkholderia,
Paraburkholderia phymatum (Vandamme et al. 2003) Sawana et al. 2015.

Old synonym:
Burkholderia phymatum Vandamme et al. 2003.
Gram-negative rods. Non-spore-forming.
Grows on R2A medium or CASO agar at 28-30 ºC. Aerobic.
Isolated from root nodule of Machaerium lunatum, French Guiana. Susceptible to sulfamethoxazole+trimethoprim, ampicillin,
novobiocin, chloramphenicol, gentamicin, kanamycin, penicillin G, tetracycline, streptomycin and nalidixic acid. Resistant to rifampicin.
Undetermined.
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