paraburkholderia solitsugae paraburkholderia solitsugae paraburkholderia solitsugae is a gram-negative bacterium belonging to the genus paraburkholderia. the type strain, p. solitsugae 1nt, was isolated from the arnot research forest at the same time as paraburkholderia elongata, using agar medium supplemented with soil-extracted, solubilized organic matter. p. solitsugae was named after the 'soil of hemlock trees' from which it was isolated. according to the aforementioned studies, p. solitsugae is a fast-growing, metabolically-versatile bacteria and possesses the capability to degrade aromatic acids. paraburkholderia solitsugae a scanning electron micrograph of a jumble of paraburkholderia solitsugae cells in full strength tryptic soy broth displayed against a backdrop of cellulose fibres scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: betaproteobacteria order: burkholderiales family: burkholderiaceae genus: paraburkholderia species: p. solitsugae binomial name paraburkholderia solitsugaewilhelm et al. 2020