Paraburkholderia sprentiae explained

Paraburkholderia sprentiae is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium from the genus Paraburkholderia and the family Burkholderiaceae which was isolated from root nodules from the plant Lebeckia ambigua in South Africa.^{[1] [2]}

The species was named in honor of Professor Janet Sprent of Dundee University, in recognition of her work on nitrogen fixation.^[1]

Notes and References

1. 10.1099/ijs.0.048777-0. 23710047. Burkholderia sprentiae sp. nov., isolated from Lebeckia ambigua root nodules. . 63. Pt 11. 3950–7. 2013. De Meyer . S. E.. Cnockaert . M.. Ardley . J. K.. Maker . G.. Yates . R.. Howieson . J. G.. Vandamme . P..
2. http://www.straininfo.net/taxa/381455/browser/ncbi_approx Taxonomy Browser