Kingdom Bacteria Class Betaproteobacteria Family Burkholderiaceae Scientific name Burkholderia plantarii | Phylum Proteobacteria Order Burkholderiales Genus Burkholderia Rank Species | |
Similar Burkholderia glumae, Burkholderia gladioli, Burkholderia andropogonis, Burkholderia caryophylli, Burkholderia multivorans | ||
Burkholderia plantarii is a Gram-negative soil bacterium. Its specific name comes from the Latin plantarium (seedbed)
Burkholderia vandii is a synonym of this species, which was named after the orchid Vanda, where it was first found.
References
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