pandoraea sputorum pandoraea sputorum pandoraea sputorum is a gram-negative, nonfermenting bacterium of the genus pandoraea, isolated from the sputum of a patient who suffered on cystic fibrosis. p. sputorum can deteriorate the lung function if it is not treated. pandoraea sputorum scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: betaproteobacteria order: burkholderiales family: burkholderiaceae genus: pandoraea species: p. sputorum binomial name pandoraea sputorumcoenye et al. 2000 type strain atcc baa-64, au00124, ccm 4980, ccug 39682, ccug 45026, ccug 45206, cip 106624, cip 107268, coenye r-3126, dsm 16584, lmg 18819