| Pandoraea apista | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Burkholderiaceae |
| Genus: | Pandoraea |
| Species: | P. apista |
| Binomial name | |
| Pandoraea apista Coenye et al. 2000 [1] | |
| Type strain [2] | |
| ATCC BAA-61, CCM 4976, CCUG 38412, CIP 106627, DSM 16535, LMG 16407, NCTC 13158 | |
Pandoraea apista is a Gram-negative, catalase-positive, aerobic, non-spore-forming, motile bacterium with a single polar flagellum, from the genus Pandoraea . [3] [4] [5] The Strain CCUG 38412 was isolated from the sputum of a cystic fibrosis patient in Denmark. [6] Pandoraea apista can cause lung disease, such as chronic lung infections, in patients who suffer from cystic fibrosis. [7] [8] [9]
