''Paraburkholderia ferrariae'' is a gram-negative,

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and

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-positive, non-

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-forming, bacterium from the genus '' Paraburkholderia'' and the family Burkholderiaceae which was isolated from a high phosphorus iron ore in the Minas Gerais State in Brazil. ''Paraburkholderia ferrariae'' has the ability to solubilize highly insoluble

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minerals.

References

ferrariae Bacteria described in 2006 {{Betaproteobacteria-stub