Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Pseudomonadota (Proteobacteria), Class Betaproteobacteria, Order Burkholderiales, Family Burkholderiaceae, Genus
Pandoraea, Pandoraea pnomenusa Coenye et al. 2000.
Gram-negative rods, 0.5-0.7 / 1.5-4.0 μm, arranged individually or in irregular clusters.
Motile by means of a single polar flagellum. Non-spore-forming.
Growth is observed at 30, 37 and 42 ºC. Can grow on Drigalsky agar and in 0.5 or 1.5%
NaCl. No growth in 6.0% NaCl and 10% lactose. No growth in O/F medium with D-
glucose. Variable growth on acetamide or cetrimide agar. No fluorescence on King’s B
medium.
Isolated from sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis.
Undetermined.
- Coenye T., Falsen E., Hoste B., Ohlén M., Goris J., Govan J.R.W., Gillis M. And Vandamme P.: Description of Pandoraea gen. nov.
with Pandoraea apista sp. nov., Pandoraea pulmonicola sp. nov., Pandoraea pnomenusa sp. nov., Pandoraea sputorum sp. nov.
and Pandoraea norimbergensis comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 887-899.
- Jeong, S. E., Lee, H. J., Jia, B. and Jeon, C. O. 2016. Pandoraea terrae sp. nov., isolated from forest soil, and emended
description of the genus Pandoraea Coenye et al. 2000. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3524-3530.
- Anandham R., Indiragandhi P., Kwon S.W., Sa T.M., Jeon C.O., Kim Y.K. and Jee H.J.: Pandoraea thiooxydans sp. nov., a
facultatively chemolithotrophic, thiosulfate-oxidizing bacterium isolated from rhizosphere soils of sesame Sesamum indicum L.
Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 21-26.
Positive results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, catalase, leucine arylamidase and urease.
Can assimilate acetate, L-alanine, caprate, citrate, DL-lactate, D-gluconate, L-malate, phenylacetate, propionate, L-serine and
valerate.
Can oxidize (Biolog GN2): N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, acetic acid, adonitol, 2-aminoethanol, D-arabitol,
2,3-butanediol, D,L-carnitine, D- and L-fructose, D-galactonic acid, lactone, D-galactose, D-galacturonic acid, gentiobiose,
glucose-1-phosphate, glucuronamide, D-glucuronic acid, inosine, alpha-D-lactose, lactulose, D-melibiose, beta-methyl-D-glucoside,
myo-inositol, phenyethylamine, D-psicose, putrescine, quinic acid, D-raffinose, L-rhamnose, D-saccharic acid, D-sorbitol, sucrose,
thymidine, uridine, xylitol, sebacic acid (weak), cis-aconitic acid, dextrin, glycogen, citric acid, alpha-cyclodextrin (weak), p-hydroxy
phenylacetic acid (weak), Tween 40 and 80 (weak), formic acid (weak), alpha-ketovaleric acid (weak), D,L-alpha-glycerol phosphate
(weak), glycerol (weak), glucose-6-phosphate (weak), L-histidine, malonic acid (weak), turanose (weak), alpha-D-glucose, D-gluconic
acid, D-glucosaminic acid, alpha-ketoglutaric acid, succinic acid, bromo succinic acid, L-aspartic acid, D-serine, D-trehalose (weak)
and itaconic acid (weak).
Negative results for DNase, esculin hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase, gelatin hydrolysis, alpha- and beta-galactosidase,
beta-glucuronidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, indole production, H2S production, lysine
decarboxylase, C14-lipase, alpha-mannosidase, nitrite reduction, denitrification, ornithine decarboxylase, tryptophanase, Tween 80
hydrolysis, trypsin, chymotrypsin, valine arylamidase, acid production in TSI.
No assimilation of adonitol, L-arginine, fructose D-glucose, 2- and 5-ketogluconate, inositol, itaconic acid, malonate, maltose,
DL-norleucine, L-arabinose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, N-acetylglucosamine, sorbitol, sucrose, trehalose and xylose.
No oxidation (Biolog GN2) of: L-alaninamide, D- and L-alanine, L-alanylglycine, L-asparagine, L-glutamic acid, glycyl-L-aspartic acid,
glycyl-L-glutamic acid, alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, D,L-lactic acid, L-leucine,
L-ornithine, L-phenylalanine, pyruvic acid methyl ester, mono-methyl-L-succinate, L-proline, propionic acid, L-pyroglutamic acid,
L-serine, succinamic acid, L-threonine, urocanic acid, alpha-ketobutyric acid, i-erythritol, hydroxy-L-proline, D-cellobiose and
gamma-aminobutyric acid.
Variable results for oxidase, C4-esterase, assimilation of adipate.

(c) Costin Stoica