Sphingomonas desiccabilis

Sphingomonas desiccabilis
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Binomial name
Sphingomonas desiccabilis
Reddy and Garcia-Pichel 2007
Type strain
ATCC BAA-1041, CIP 110412, CP1D, DSM 16792

Sphingomonas desiccabilis is a Gram-negative and non-motile bacterium from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from biological soil crusts in the Colorado Plateau in the United States. It has been sent on the International Space Station in 2019 and 2020 for the BioRock and BioAsteroid experiments, respectively.