Kingdom Bacteria Class Beta Proteobacteria Family Burkholderiaceae Scientific name Burkholderia phymatum | Phylum Proteobacteria Order Burkholderiales Genus Burkholderia Rank Species | |
Similar Burkholderia, Burkholderia phytofirmans, Burkholderia tropica, Cupriavidus | ||
Burkholderia phymatum is a species of proteobacteria that is capable of symbiotic nitrogen fixation with the legume Machaerium lunatum and Mimosa pudica. Recently, the genome (8.67 Mbp long) was sequenced, it consist of two chromosomes (3.49 and 2.7 Mbp), a megaplasmid (1.9 Mbp) and a plasmid hosting the symbiotic functions 0.56 Mbp).
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