pandoraea apista pandoraea apista pandoraea apista is a gram-negative, catalase-positive, aerobic, non-spore-forming, motile bacterium with a single polar flagellum, of the genus pandoraea. the strain ccug 38412 was isolated from the sputum of a cystic fibrosis patient in denmark. pandoraea apista can cause lung disease, such as chronic lung infections, in patients who suffer from cystic fibrosis. pandoraea apista scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: betaproteobacteria order: burkholderiales family: burkholderiaceae genus: pandoraea species: p. apista binomial name pandoraea apistacoenye et al. 2000 type strain atcc baa-61, ccm 4976, ccug 38412, cip 106627, dsm 16535, lmg 16407, nctc 13158 etymology pandoraea apista is named from pandora's box and the greek word apistos which means disloyal or treacherous.