Sphingobium

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iSphingobium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Alpha Proteobacteria
Order: Sphingomonadales
Family: Sphingomonadaceae
Genus: Sphingobium
Species

Sphingobium amiense
Sphingobium chlorophenolicum
Sphingobium herbicidovorans
Sphingobium yanoikuyae
Sphingomonas agrestis

Sphingobium species are different from other sphingomonads in that they are commonly isolated from soil, however Sphingobium yanoikuyae was isolated from a clinical specimen. The can degrade a variety of chemicals in the environment such as aromatic and chloroaromatic compounds, phenols like nonylphenol and pentachlorophenol, herbicides such as (RS)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propionic acid, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.


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