Paraburkholderia fungorum is a Gram-negative species of bacteria. P. fungorum can be isolated from the environment and from humans, plants, and animals. It has been commonly used as a beneficial microorganism in agriculture as an agent for biocontrol and bioremediation. Some strains can use uranium for their growth and convert U(VI) to U(IV).
P. fungorum isolated from the tissue of an infected Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) was found to have a genomic size of approximately 7.7 Mbps with an N50 of 69,666 bps. It also shared some common virulence genes with the known pathogenic species of Burkholderia.
See also
Shewanella putrefaciens Geobacter metallireducens
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