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Burkholderia singularis

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Burkholderia singularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Burkholderiaceae
Genus: Burkholderia
Species:
B. singularis
Binomial name
Burkholderia singularis
Vandamme et al. 2017

Burkholderia singularis is a species of Pseudomonadota.[1] Burkholderia singularis can be distinguished from other Burkholderia species through multilocus sequence analysis, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, and its unique biochemical profile, which includes the absence of nitrate reduction, a mucoid colony morphology on Columbia sheep blood agar, and a slowly positive oxidase reaction.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "J.P. Euzéby: List of bacterial names with standing in nomenclature".
  2. ^ Vandamme, Peter; Peeters, Charlotte; De Smet, Birgit; Price, Erin P.; Sarovich, Derek S.; Henry, Deborah A.; Hird, Trevor J.; Zlosnik, James E. A.; Mayo, Mark; Warner, Jeffrey; Baker, Anthony; Currie, Bart J.; Carlier, Aurélien (2017-09-06). "Comparative Genomics of Burkholderia singularis sp. nov., a Low G+C Content, Free-Living Bacterium That Defies Taxonomic Dissection of the Genus Burkholderia". Frontiers in Microbiology. 8: 1679. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2017.01679. ISSN 1664-302X. PMC 5592201. PMID 28932212.