Paraburkholderia sabiae
Description is based mostly on API ZYM, API 20 NE and Biolog GN2 results.

Positive results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, C4 esterase, C8 lipase catalase, beta-galactosidase (PNPG - API 20 NE), leucine
arylamidase, nitrate reduction, oxidase and urease.
Can assimilate glucose, arabinose, mannose, mannitol, N-acetylglucosamine, gluconate, caprate, citrate, malate and phenylacetate.
Can oxidize (Biolog GN2 system) dextrin, glycogen, Tweens 40 and 80, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, adonitol, arabinose, arabitol,
cellobiose, D-fructose, L-fucose, D-galactose, lactulose, alpha-D-glucose, myo-inositol, D-mannitol, D-mannose, L-rhamnose,
D-sorbitol, trehalose, methyl pyruvate, monomethyl succinate, acetic acid, cis-aconitic acid, citrate, formic acid, D-galactonic acid
lactone, D-galacturonic acid, D-gluconic acid, D-glucosaminic acid, D-glucuronic acid, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, beta-hydroxybutyric
acid, p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, alpha-ketobutyric acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, DL-lactate, malonic acid, propionic acid, quinic acid,
D-saccharic acid, succinic acid, bromosuccinic acid, succinamic acid, glucuronamide, alaninamide, D- and L-alanine, L-alanyl
glycine, L-asparagine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, glycyl L-aspartic acid, glycyl L-glutamic acid, L-histidine, L-leucine,
L-phenylalanine, L-proline, L-pyroglutamic acid, L- and D-serine, L-threonine, DL-carnitine, gamma-aminobutyric acid, inosine,
phenylethylamine, 2-aminoethanol, 2-ketogluconate, valerate (weak), glycerol and glucose 6-phosphate.

Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase, indole production, gelatin hydrolysis, alpha- and
beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, alpha-mannosidase, C14
lipase, valine arylamidase, cystine arylamidase, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, acid production from D-glucose.
No assimilation of adipate and maltose.
No utilization as carbon sources (Biolog GN2 system) of adonitol, D-arabitol, alpha-cyclodextrin, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine,
i-erythritol, gentiobiose, alpha-D-lactose, maltose, melibiose, methyl beta-D-glucoside, D-psicose, raffinose, sucrose, turanose,
xylitol, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, itaconic acid, alpha-ketovaleric acid, sebacic acid, L-ornithine, urocanic acid, uridine, thymidine,
putrescine, 2,3-butanediol, 5-ketogluconate, DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate and glucose 1-phosphate.
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Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Burkholderiales, Family Burkholderiaceae, Genus
Paraburkholderia,
Paraburkholderia sabiae (Chen et al. 2008) Sawana et al. 2015.

Old synonym:
Burkholderia sabiae Chen et al. 2008.
Gram-negative rods, 0.4-0.6 x 0.6-1.5 μm. Non-spore-forming. Accumulates poly-beta-
hydroxybutyrate granules.
Grows on R2A and yeast extract mannitol agar. Grows at 28, 30 and 37 ºC. Milky
colony colour. Optimum pH for growth is 7.0. Aerobe.
Isolated from root nodules of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia. Sensitive to amikacin, cefotaxime, chloramphenicol, kanamycin, nalidixic acid,
novobiocin, piperacillin, rifampicin, streptomycin and tetracycline.
Undetermined.
  1. Chen W.M., De Faria S.M., Chou J.H., James E.K., Elliott G.N., Sprent J.I., Bontemps C., Young J.P.W. and Vandamme P.:
    Burkholderia sabiae sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Mimosa caesalpiniifolia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2174-
    2179.
  2. Choi, G. M. and Im, W. T. 2018. Paraburkholderia azotifigens sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium isolated from paddy soil. Int. J.
    Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 310-316.
  3. Sawana, A., Adeolu, M. and Gupta, R.S. 2014. Molecular signatures and phylogenomic analysis of the genus Burkholderia:
    proposal for division of this genus into the emended genus Burkholderia containing pathogenic organisms and a new genus
    Paraburkholderia gen. nov. harboring environmental species. Front. Genet., 5, 429.
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