Paraburkholderia mimosarum
Description is based on Biolog GN2, API ID32 GN, API ZYM and API 20 NE results.

Positive results for  acid and alkaline phosphatase, catalase, C8 lipase, leucine arylamidase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase &
oxidase.
Can assimilate glucose, arabinose, mannitol, N-acetylglucosamine, malate, DL-lactate, 5-ketogluconate, acetate, itaconate,
propionate, n-valerate, myo-inositol, D-sorbitol & L-histidine.
Can oxidize (Biolog GN2) dextrin, glycogen, Tweens 40 and 80, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, arabinose, arabitol, i-erythritol, D-fructose,
L-fucose, D-galactose, alpha-D-glucose, myo-inositol, D-mannitol, D-mannose, D-sorbitol, methyl pyruvate, monomethyl succinate,
acetic acid, cis-aconitic acid, citrate, formic acid, D-galacturonic acid, D-glucosaminic acid, alpha- and beta-hydroxybutyric acids,
p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, DL-lactate, propionic acid, quinic acid, D-saccharic acid, sebacic acid, succinic
acid, bromosuccinic acid, D- and L-alanine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, L-histidine, hydroxy-L-proline, L-leucine,
L-phenylalanine, L-proline, L-pyroglutamic acid, L-serine, L-threonine & gamma-aminobutyric acid.

Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, esculin hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, alpha- and beta-galactosidase,
beta-glucuronidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, alpha-mannosidase, indole production, C14
lipase, valine arylamidase, cystine arylamidase, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin, fermentation of glucose.
No assimilation of maltose, caprate, adipate, citrate, trehalose & L-malate.
No oxidation of alpha-cyclodextrin, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, adonitol, cellobiose, gentiobiose, alpha-D-lactose, maltose,
D-melibiose, methyl beta-D-glucoside, D-raffinose, L-rhamnose, sucrose, D-trehalose, turanose, xylitol, D-glucuronic acid,
gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, itaconic acid, alpha-ketovaleric acid, glucuronamide, inosine, uridine, thymidine, 2,3-butanediol,
DL-alpha-glycerol phosphate, glucose 1-phosphate & glucose 6-phosphate.

Variable results for nitrate reduction, urease, assimilation of mannose, phenylacetate, gluconate, sucrose, malonate & glycogen.
Strain-dependent oxidation of lactulose, D-psicose, D-galactonic acid lactone, D-gluconic acid, alpha-ketobutyric acid, malonic acid,
succinamic acid, alaninamide, L-alanyl glycine, L-asparagine, glycyl L-aspartic acid, glycyl L-glutamic acid, L-ornithine, D-serine,
DL-carnitine, urocanic acid, phenylethylamine, putrescine, 2-aminoethanol & glycerol.
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Phylum Proteobacteria, Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Burkholderiales, Family Burkholderiaceae, Genus Paraburkholderia,
Paraburkholderia mimosarum
(Chen et al. 2006) Sawana et al. 2015.

Old synonym:
Burkholderia mimosarum Chen et al. 2006.
Gram-negative rods, 0.5-0.7 x 0.8-2.0 μm. Motile. Non-spore-forming.
Growth is observed at 28, 30 and 37 ºC on yeast extract-mannitol agar. NaCl range for
growth is 0-1% (w/v). Aerobic.
Isolated from Mimosa pigra nodules at Anso in south-east Taiwan. Can produce N2-fixing nodules on Mimosa species.
Susceptible to chloramphenicol, kanamycin, streptomycin, nalidixic acid, tetracycline, sulphamethoxazole+trimethoprim, gentamicin,
penicillin G, novobiocin and  ampicillin. Resistant to rifampicin.
Undetermined.
  1. Chen W.M., James E.K., Coenye T., Chou J.H., Barrios E., De Faria S.M., Elliot G.N., Sheu S.Y., Sprent J.I. and Vandamme P.:
    Burkholderia mimosarum sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Mimosa spp. from Taiwan and South America. Int. J. Syst. Evol.
    Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1847-1851.
  2. Kang, S. R., Srinivasan, S. and Lee, S. S. 2014. Burkholderia eburnea sp. nov., isolated from peat soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.,
    64, 1108-1115.
  3. Sheu S.Y., Chou J.H., Bontemps C., Elliott G.N., Gross E., Dos Reis Junior F.B., Melkonian R., Moulin L., James E.K., Sprent J.I.,
    Young J.P.W. and Chen W.M.: Burkholderia diazotrophica sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Mimosa spp. Int. J. Syst. Evol.
    Microbiol., 2013, 63, 435-441.
  4. 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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