Sphingomonas wittichii

Sphingomonas wittichii
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Sphingomonas wittichii
Yabuuchi et al. 2001

Sphingomonas wittichii is a species of bacteria.[1] It was first isolated from water of the River Elbe. Its type strain is DSM 6014T (= JCM 10273T = EY 4224T). It is notable for metabolising dibenzo-p-dioxin and phenazine-1-carboxylic acid.[2]

References

  1. Yabuuchi E, Yamamoto H, Terakubo S, et al. (March 2001). "Proposal of Sphingomonas wittichii sp. nov. for strain RW1T, known as a dibenzo-p-dioxin metabolizer". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51 (Pt 2): 281–92. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-2-281. PMID 11321072. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  2. Ma Z, Shen X, Hu H, et al. (July 2012). "Genome sequence of Sphingomonas wittichii DP58, the first reported phenazine-1-carboxylic acid-degrading strain". Journal of Bacteriology. 194 (13): 3535–6. doi:10.1128/JB.00330-12. PMC 3434718. PMID 22689229.

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