Table 1.
Growth of the six Burkholderia type strains in different complex and minimal media.
| Bacterial strains |
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| Growth mediaa | B. diazotrophica LMG26031 | B. mimosarum LMG23256 | B. phymatum LMG21445 | B. sabiae LMG24235 | B. symbiotica LMG26032 | B. tuberum LMG21444 |
| LB without salt | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| AB – glucose | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | - | +++ |
| AB – sodium citrate | - | +++ | ++ | ++ | - | + |
| AB – succinic acid | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | + | +++ |
| PIA (Pseudomonas Isolation Agar) | - | - | - | - | - | +++ |
aGrowth was assessed by visual inspection after incubation at 30°C; 3 independent replicates were performed. “+++”: single colonies after 48 h; “++”: single colonies after 4 days; “+”: single colonies after 6 days; “-”: no growth.