Pandoraea apista is a Gram-negative, catalase-positive, aerobic, non-spore-forming, motile bacterium with a single polar flagellum, from the genus Pandoraea.International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology http://ijsb.sgmjournals.org/content/50/2/887.full.pdfeol http://eol.org/pages/98285/overviewJournal of Medical Microbiology http://eprints.nuim.ie/4084/1/KK_Virulence.pdf The Strain CCUG 38412 was isolated from the sputum of a cystic fibrosis patient in Denmark.International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology http://ijsb.sgmjournals.org/content/50/2/887.full.pdf Pandoraea apista can cause lung disease, such as chronic lung infections, in patients who suffer from cystic fibrosis.BioInfBank Libraay http://lib.bioinfo.pl/paper:14520728
Etymology Pandoraea apista is named from Pandora's box and the Greek word apistos which means disloyal or treacherous.Journal of Clinical Microbiology http://jcm.asm.org/content/44/3/833.full
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External links Type strain of Pandoraea apista at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase