Genus of bacteria
Sphingobium
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Colonies of the gram negative bacterium Sphingobium chlorophenolicum
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Sphingobium
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Species
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Sphingobium abikonense[1]
Sphingobium amiense
Sphingobium aromaticiconvertens[1]
Sphingobium baderi[1]
Sphingobium barthaii[1]
Sphingobium boecki[1]
Sphingobium chinhatense[1]
Sphingobium chlorophenolicum
Sphingobium chungbukense[1]
Sphingobium cloacae[1]
Sphingobium cupriresistens[1]
Sphingobium czechense[1]
Sphingobium endophyticum[1]
Sphingobium faniae[1]
Sphingobium fontiphilum[1]
Sphingobium francense[1]
Sphingobium fuliginis[1]
Sphingobium herbicidovorans
Sphingobium herbicidovorans[1]
Sphingobium indicum[1]
Sphingobium japonicum
Sphingobium jiangsuense[1]
Sphingobium lactosutens[1]
Sphingobium limneticum[1]
Sphingobium lucknowense[1]
Sphingobium mellinum[1]
Sphingobium olei[1]
Sphingobium phenoxybenzoativorans[1]
Sphingobium qiguonii[1]
Sphingobium quisquiliarum[1]
Sphingobium rhizovicinum[1]
Sphingobium scionense[1]
Sphingobium subterraneum[1]
Sphingobium sufflavum[1]
Sphingobium ummariense[1]
Sphingobium vermicomposti[1]
Sphingobium vulgare[1]
Sphingobium wenxiniae[1]
Sphingobium xanthum[1]
Sphingobium xenophagum[1]
Sphingobium yanoikuyae
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Sphingobium species are different from other sphingomonads in that they are commonly isolated from soil; however, Sphingobium yanoikuyae was isolated from a clinical specimen. They 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 hexachlorocyclohexane, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
References
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