Kingdom Bacteria Class Alpha Proteobacteria Family Sphingomonadaceae | Phylum Proteobacteria Order Sphingomonadales Rank Genus | |
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Similar Sphingobium, Sphingomonadaceae, Sphingomonas, Sphingomonas paucimobilis, Alphaproteobacteria | ||
Novosphingobium is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes N. taihuense, which can degrade aromatic compounds such as phenol, aniline, nitrobenzene and phenanthrene. The species N. aromativorans, which was first found in Ulsan Bay, similarly degrades aromatic molecules of two to five rings.
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