Sphingomonas formosensis explained

Sphingomonas formosensis is a Gram-negative and short rod-shaped bacteria from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from agricultural soil in Kaohsiung County in Taiwan.^{[1] [2] [3]} Sphingomonas formosensis has the ability to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds.^[3]

Further reading

• Lin. SY. Shen. FT. Lai. WA. Zhu. ZL. Chen. WM. Chou. JH. Lin. ZY. Young. CC. Sphingomonas formosensis sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from agricultural soil.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. July 2012. 62. Pt 7. 1581–6. 10.1099/ijs.0.034728-0. 21873513.

External links

• Type strain of Sphingomonas formosensis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. [Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen]
2. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/861534 UniProt
3. Lin. SY. Shen. FT. Lai. WA. Zhu. ZL. Chen. WM. Chou. JH. Lin. ZY. Young. CC. Sphingomonas formosensis sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from agricultural soil.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. July 2012. 62. Pt 7. 1581–6. 10.1099/ijs.0.034728-0. 21873513.