The conclusion was that Burkholderia contains a genomic region similar to the pst operon of E. coli in sequence, order, and number of genes and has the potential to take up P from the environment and affect P uptake by the AMF host (Glomus margarita) and the plant symbiont. With the possession of a DNA region having the nitrogenase-coding genes (nif operon), the intracellular Burkholderia can also affect N uptake.