| Sphingobium | |
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| Colonies of the gram negative bacterium Sphingobium chlorophenolicum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Sphingomonadales |
| Family: | Sphingomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Sphingobium Takeuchi et al. 2001 |
| Species[1] | |
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Sphingobium abikonense[1] | |
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.
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