| Pandoraea pulmonicola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Burkholderiaceae |
| Genus: | Pandoraea |
| Species: | P. pulmonicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Pandoraea pulmonicola Coenye et al. 2000 [1] | |
| Type strain [2] | |
| ATCC BAA-62, CCM 4979, CCUG 38759, CIP 106625, DSM 16583, FC330, HI 2094, LMG 18106, NCTC 13159 | |
Pandoraea pulmonicola is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, motile bacterium with a single polar flagellum, from the genus Pandoraea . [3] [4] [5] P. pulmonicola has been isolated from respiratory samples of patients with cystic fibrosis and other respiratory diseases. [6] [7] P. pulmonicola is a part of the Burkholderia cepacia complex , which is a group of bacteria commonly associated with infections in individuals with compromised immune systems. [8]