Sphingobium

Taxobox
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name = "Sphingobium"
regnum = Bacteria
phylum = Proteobacteria
classis = Alpha Proteobacteria
ordo = Sphingomonadales
familia = Sphingomonadaceae
genus = "Sphingobium"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Sphingobium amiense"
"Sphingobium chlorophenolicum"
"Sphingobium herbicidovorans"
"Sphingobium yanoikuyae"
"Sphingomonas agrestis"

Sphingobium species are different from other sphingomonads in that they are commonly isolated from soil, however "Sphingobium yanoikuyae" was isolated from a clinical specimen. The can degrade a variety of chemicals in the environment such as aromatic and chloroaromatic compounds, phenols like nonylphenol and pentachlorophenol, herbicides such as (RS)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propionic acid, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.