''Burkholderia seminalis'' 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
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
from the
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
''
Burkholderia'' and the family
Burkholderiaceae which belongs to the
''Burkholderia cepacia'' complex.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Burkholderia seminalis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Burkholderiaceae
Bacteria described in 2008
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