show Abstracthide AbstractThis research sought to expand the understanding of Burkholderia diversity in the natural environment and the capability of this group to produce antimicrobial specialized metabolites. Bacteria were isolated from the rhizosphere and soils of medicinal plants in the Western Ghats, India, and purified into a collection of environmental isolates. Bruyniks, N (2020). Identifying and characterizing antimicrobial producing Burkholderia from medicinal plant rhizospheres and soil in the Western Ghats, India. MPhil Thesis, Cardiff University. http://orca-mwe.cf.ac.uk/137705/