''Paraburkholderia megapolitana'' is a
gram-negative,
catalase
Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms exposed to oxygen (such as bacteria, plants, and animals) which catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. It is a very important enzyme in protecting t ...
and
oxidase
In biochemistry, an oxidase is an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction reactions, especially one involving dioxygen (O2) as the electron acceptor. In reactions involving donation of a hydrogen atom, oxygen is reduced to water (H2O) or hydro ...
-negative
aerobic, non-
spore
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-forming,
bacterium from the
genus ''
Paraburkholderia'' and the family
Burkholderiaceae which was isolated from moss of poor nutrient plant communities from the southern coast of the
Baltic Sea in
Germany.
References
megapolitana
Bacteria described in 2007
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