| Sphingobium |
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| Colonies of the gram negative bacterium Sphingobium chlorophenolicum |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Bacteria |
| Kingdom: |
Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: |
Pseudomonadota |
| Class: |
Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: |
Sphingomonadales |
| Family: |
Sphingomonadaceae |
| Genus: |
Sphingobium
Takeuchi et al. 2001 |
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| Species |
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Sphingobium abikonense
Sphingobium amiense
Sphingobium aromaticiconvertens
Sphingobium baderi
Sphingobium barthaii
Sphingobium boecki
Sphingobium chinhatense
Sphingobium chlorophenolicum
Sphingobium chungbukense
Sphingobium cloacae
Sphingobium cupriresistens
Sphingobium czechense
Sphingobium endophyticum
Sphingobium faniae
Sphingobium fontiphilum
Sphingobium francense
Sphingobium fuliginis
Sphingobium herbicidovorans
Sphingobium indicum
Sphingobium japonicum
Sphingobium jiangsuense
Sphingobium lactosutens
Sphingobium limneticum
Sphingobium lucknowense
Sphingobium mellinum
Sphingobium olei
Sphingobium phenoxybenzoativorans
Sphingobium qiguonii
Sphingobium quisquiliarum
Sphingobium rhizovicinum
Sphingobium scionense
Sphingobium subterraneum
Sphingobium sufflavum
Sphingobium ummariense
Sphingobium vermicomposti
Sphingobium vulgare
Sphingobium wenxiniae
Sphingobium xanthum
Sphingobium xenophagum
Sphingobium yanoikuyae |
Sphingobium species are different from other sphingomonads in that they are commonly isolated from soil; 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.