''Paraburkholderia oxyphila'' is a gram-negative, aerobic, non-

spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...

-forming, non motile,

rod-shaped A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name ''Bacillu ...

bacterium from the genus '' Paraburkholderia'' and the family Burkholderiaceae which was isolated from acidic forest soil.

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oxyphila Bacteria described in 2011 {{Betaproteobacteria-stub