Sphingopyxis italica explained

Sphingopyxis italica is a bacterium.^[1] It is Gram-negative, aerobic, motile, rod-shaped and was isolated from volcanic rock in the Roman catacombs of Saint Callixtus in Rome. Its type strain is SC13E-S71^T (= DSM 25229^T  = CECT 8016^T).

External links

• LPSN
• Type strain of Sphingopyxis italica at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Alias-Villegas. C.. Jurado. V.. Laiz. L.. Saiz-Jimenez. C.. Sphingopyxis italica sp. nov., isolated from Roman catacombs. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 63. Pt 7. 2012. 2565–2569. 1466-5026. 10.1099/ijs.0.046573-0. 23264504. 10261/64997. free.