Sphingopyxis
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Sphingomonas is one of the four genera of sphingomonads
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Sphingomonas alaskensis and S. flavimarisis are the dominant bacteria in some marine
oligotroph
ic environments. S. chilensis degrades chlorophenol
. S. macrogoltabida and S. terrae degrade polyethylene glycol
, and S. witflariensis was isolated from activated sludge.
Sphingomonas
Sphingomonas was defined in 1990 as a group of Gram-negative, rod-shaped, chemoheterotrophic, strictly aerobic bacteria. They possess ubiquinone 10 as their major respiratory quinone, contain glycosphingolipids instead of lipopolysaccharide in their cell envelopes, and typically produce...
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Sphingomonas alaskensis and S. flavimarisis are the dominant bacteria in some marine
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
oligotroph
Oligotroph
An oligotroph is an organism that can live in an environment that offers very low levels of nutrients. They may be contrasted with copiotrophs, which prefer nutritionally rich environments...
ic environments. S. chilensis degrades chlorophenol
Phenol
Phenol, also known as carbolic acid, phenic acid, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5OH. It is a white crystalline solid. The molecule consists of a phenyl , bonded to a hydroxyl group. It is produced on a large scale as a precursor to many materials and useful compounds...
. S. macrogoltabida and S. terrae degrade polyethylene glycol
Polyethylene glycol
Polyethylene glycol is a polyether compound with many applications from industrial manufacturing to medicine. It has also been known as polyethylene oxide or polyoxyethylene , depending on its molecular weight, and under the tradename Carbowax.-Available forms:PEG, PEO, or POE refers to an...
, and S. witflariensis was isolated from activated sludge.