Sphingomonas koreensis explained

Sphingomonas koreensis is a Gram-negative and aerobic bacteria from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from natural mineral water in Taejon in Korea.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} In one patient, with a meningeal drain, Sphingomonas koreensis was reported to cause meningitis.^[3]

Further reading

• Takeuchi. M. Yoon. J H. Park. Y H. Pyun. Y R. Shin. Y K. Lee. J S. Sphingomonas aquatilis sp. nov., Sphingomonas koreensis sp. nov., and Sphingomonas taejonensis sp. nov., yellow-pigmented bacteria isolated from natural mineral water.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 1 July 2001. 51. 4. 1491–1498. 10.1099/00207713-51-4-1491. 11491350. free. <
• Marbjerg. Lis H.. Gaini. Shahin. Justesen. Ulrik S.. Ledeboer. N. A.. First Report of Sphingomonas koreensis as a Human Pathogen in a Patient with Meningitis: FIG 1. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. March 2015. 53. 3. 1028–1030. 10.1128/JCM.03069-14. 4390645. 25540396.
• Book: Don J.. Brenner. Noel R.. Krieg. James T.. Staley. Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. 2005. Springer. New York. 0-387-29298-5. 2nd.
• Book: Stanley. Falkow. Proteobacteria : Delta and Epsilon subclasses, deeply rooting bacteria. 2006. Springer. New York, NY. 0-387-25497-8. 3..

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Takeuchi. M. Yoon. J H. Park. Y H. Pyun. Y R. Shin. Y K. Lee. J S. Sphingomonas aquatilis sp. nov., Sphingomonas koreensis sp. nov., and Sphingomonas taejonensis sp. nov., yellow-pigmented bacteria isolated from natural mineral water.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 1 July 2001. 51. 4. 1491–1498. 10.1099/00207713-51-4-1491. 11491350. free.
2. [Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen]
3. Marbjerg. Lis H.. Gaini. Shahin. Justesen. Ulrik S.. Ledeboer. N. A.. First Report of Sphingomonas koreensis as a Human Pathogen in a Patient with Meningitis: FIG 1. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. March 2015. 53. 3. 1028–1030. 10.1128/JCM.03069-14. 4390645. 25540396.
4. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/93064 UniProt