Kingdom Bacteria Family Sphingomonadaceae Genus Sphingomonas Order Sphingomonadales | Class Alpha Proteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria Rank Species | |
Similar Sphingomonas, Sphingobium, Sphingomonas paucimobilis, Beijerinckia, Novosphingobium | ||
Sphingomonas yanoikuyae is a species of bacteria. Its type strain is JCM 7371 (= GIFU 9882). It is notable for degrading a variety of aromatic compounds including biphenyl, naphthalene, phenanthrene, toluene, m-, and p-xylene. S. yanoikuyae was discovered by Brian Goodman on the southern coast of Papua New Guinea.
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