NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacterium in the family Burkholderiaceae.
This species is positive for catalase, growth on Drigalsky agar, growth in 0.5 and
1.5% NaCl, assimilation of d-gluconate, l-malate and phenylacetate, acid and alkaline
phosphatase, and leucine arylamidase activity. P. apista is found in the soil and
also in the sputum of cystic fibrosis patients.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Pandoraea apista.;