''Paraburkholderia bannensis'' is a

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, non-

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-forming

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of the genus ''

Paraburkholderia ''Paraburkholderia'' is a genus of Pseudomonadota that are gram negative, slightly curved rods that are motile by means of flagella. They have been reported to colonize endophytic tissues of hybrid spruce (Picea glauca x engelmannii) and lodge ...

'' and the family

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, which was isolated from highly acidic swamps from torpedo grass (''

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'') in

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. It has the ability to neutralize

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References

bannensis Bacteria described in 2011 {{Betaproteobacteria-stub