''Burkholderia latens'' is a
gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall ...
,
aerobic, non-
spore
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-forming bacterium from the
genus
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of ''
Burkholderia'' and the family of
Burkholderiaceae which belongs to the
''Burkholderia cepacia'' complex.
Colonies of ''Burkholderia latens'' are moist.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Burkholderia latens'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Burkholderiaceae
Bacteria described in 2008
{{Betaproteobacteria-stub