Bacterium
sphingomonadaceae
Subclass of:
Alphaproteobacteria
Definitions related to sphingomonadaceae:
  • A family of gram-negative, asporogenous rods or ovoid cells, aerobic or facultative anaerobic chemoorganotrophs. They are commonly isolated from SOIL, activated sludge, or marine environments.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A taxonomic family of Gram negative bacterium, which are found in soil, water and activated sludge, in the phylum Proteobacteria that includes the genera Sphingomonas, Zymomonas and Citromicrobium, among others.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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