Pandoraea apista
| Pandoraea apista | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Burkholderiaceae |
| Genus: | Pandoraea |
| Species: | P. apista |
| Binomial name | |
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Pandoraea apista Coenye et al. 2000 |
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| Type strain | |
| ATCC BAA-61, CCM 4976, CCUG 38412, CIP 106627, DSM 16535, LMG 16407, NCTC 13158 | |
Pandoraea apista is a Gram-negative, catalase-positive, aerobic, nonspore-forming, motile bacterium with a single polar flagellum, of the genus Pandoraea. The Strain CCUG 38412 was isolated from the sputum of a cystic fibrosis patient in Denmark.Pandoraea apista can cause lung disease, such as chronic lung infections, in patients who suffer from cystic fibrosis.
Pandoraea apista is named from Pandora's box and the Greek word apistos which means disloyal or treacherous.
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