Burkholderia phymatum

Burkholderia phymatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Beta Proteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Burkholderiaceae
Genus: Burkholderia
Species: B. phymatum
Binomial name
Burkholderia phymatum
Vandamme et al. 2003

Burkholderia phymatum is a species of proteobacteria that is capable of symbiotic nitrogen fixation with the legume Machaerium lunatum [1].

  1. ^ Vandamme P, Goris J, Chen WM, De Vos P, Willems A (December 2002). "Burkholderia tuberum sp. Nov. And Burkholderia phymatum sp. Nov., nodulate the roots of tropical legumes". Systematic and applied microbiology 25 (4): 507–12. doi:10.1078/07232020260517634. PMID 12583710.