Strain SA33T exhibited relatively low levels of DNA–DNA relatedness with respect to B. kururiensis JCM 10599T
(47 %), B. sacchari LMG 19450T (46 %) and B. tuberum LMG 21444T (45 %), indicating that strain SA33T was not
related to them at the species level. These data suggest that strains SA33T and 7A078 represent a novel species of the
genus Burkholderia.