''Novosphingobium'' is a

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Gram-negative bacteria Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall ...

that includes ''N. taihuense'', which can

degrade Degradation may refer to: Science * Degradation (geology), lowering of a fluvial surface by erosion * Degradation (telecommunications), of an electronic signal * Biodegradation of organic substances by living organisms * Environmental degradation ...

aromatic In chemistry, aromaticity is a chemical property of cyclic ( ring-shaped), ''typically'' planar (flat) molecular structures with pi bonds in resonance (those containing delocalized electrons) that gives increased stability compared to satur ...

compounds such as

phenol Phenol (also called carbolic acid) is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula . It is a white crystalline solid that is volatile. The molecule consists of a phenyl group () bonded to a hydroxy group (). Mildly acidic, it req ...

aniline Aniline is an organic compound with the formula C6 H5 NH2. Consisting of a phenyl group attached to an amino group, aniline is the simplest aromatic amine In organic chemistry, an aromatic amine is an organic compound consisting of an aroma ...

nitrobenzene Nitrobenzene is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5 NO2. It is a water-insoluble pale yellow oil with an almond-like odor. It freezes to give greenish-yellow crystals. It is produced on a large scale from benzene as a precursor t ...

and

phenanthrene Phenanthrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with formula C14H10, consisting of three fused benzene rings. It is a colorless, crystal-like solid, but can also appear yellow. Phenanthrene is used to make dyes, plastics and pesticides, e ...

. The species ''N. aromativorans'', which was first found in Ulsan Bay, similarly degrades

molecules of two to five rings.

Species

Accepted Species

''Novosphingobium'' comprises the following species: * '' Novosphingobium acidiphilum'' Glaeser ''et al''. 2009 * '' Novosphingobium aquaticum'' Glaeser ''et al''. 2013 * '' Novosphingobium aquimarinum'' Le ''et al''. 2020 * '' Novosphingobium aquiterrae'' Lee ''et al''. 2014 * '' Novosphingobium arabidopsis'' Lin ''et al''. 2014 * '' Novosphingobium aromaticivorans'' corrig. (Balkwill ''et al''. 1997) Takeuchi ''et al''. 2001 * ''

Novosphingobium arvoryzae ''Novosphingobium'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes ''N. taihuense'', which can degrade aromatic compounds such as phenol, aniline, nitrobenzene and phenanthrene. The species ''N. aromativorans'', which was first found in Ulsan ...

'' Sheu ''et al''. 2018 * '' Novosphingobium barchaimii'' Niharika ''et al''. 2013 * '' Novosphingobium bradum'' Sheu ''et al''. 2016 * ''

Novosphingobium capsulatum ''Novosphingobium'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes ''N. taihuense'', which can degrade aromatic compounds such as phenol, aniline, nitrobenzene and phenanthrene. The species ''N. aromativorans'', which was first found in Ulsan ...

'' (Leifson 1962) Takeuchi ''et al''. 2001 * ''

Novosphingobium chloroacetimidivorans ''Novosphingobium chloroacetimidivorans'' is a Gram-negative, chloroacetamide-degrading and non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus '' Novosphingobium'' which has been isolated from activated sludge from a wastewater treatment plant in Kuns ...

'' Chen ''et al''. 2014 * ''

Novosphingobium clariflavum ''Novosphingobium'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes ''N. taihuense'', which can degrade aromatic compounds such as phenol, aniline, nitrobenzene and phenanthrene. The species ''N. aromativorans'', which was first found in Ulsan ...

'' Zhang ''et al''. 2017 * ''

Novosphingobium colocasiae ''Novosphingobium'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes ''N. taihuense'', which can degrade aromatic compounds such as phenol, aniline, nitrobenzene and phenanthrene. The species ''N. aromativorans'', which was first found in Ulsan ...

'' Chen ''et al''. 2016 * ''

Novosphingobium endophyticum ''Novosphingobium endophyticum'' is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and aerobic bacterium from the genus '' Novosphingobium'' which has been isolated from the roots of the plant Glycyrrhiza uralensis from Yuli County in China China, officia ...

'' Li ''et al''. 2016 * ''

Novosphingobium flavum ''Novosphingobium'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes ''N. taihuense'', which can degrade aromatic compounds such as phenol, aniline, nitrobenzene and phenanthrene. The species ''N. aromativorans'', which was first found in Ulsan ...

'' Nguyen ''et al''. 2016 * ''

Novosphingobium fluoreni ''Novosphingobium fluoreni'' is a Gram-negative, fluorene-degrading, rod-shaped and non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus '' Novosphingobium'' which has been isolated rice seeds from Jiansanjiang in China China, officially the Peo ...

'' Gao ''et al''. 2015 * ''

Novosphingobium fontis ''Novosphingobium'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes ''N. taihuense'', which can degrade aromatic compounds such as phenol, aniline, nitrobenzene and phenanthrene. The species ''N. aromativorans'', which was first found in Ulsan ...

'' Sheu ''et al''. 2017 * ''

Novosphingobium fuchskuhlense ''Novosphingobium fuchskuhlense'' is a Gram-negative and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus '' Novosphingobium'' which has been isolated from the lake Grosse Fuchskuhle in Brandenburg in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Rep ...

'' Glaeser ''et al''. 2013 * ''

Novosphingobium gossypii ''Novosphingobium gossypii'' is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus '' Novosphingobium'' which has been isolated from tissues from the plant Gossypium hirsutum ''Gossypium hirsutum'', also known as uplan ...

'' Kämpfer ''et al''. 2015 * ''

Novosphingobium guangzhouense ''Novosphingobium'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria that includes ''N. taihuense'', which can degrade aromatic compounds such as phenol, aniline, nitrobenzene and phenanthrene. The species ''N. aromativorans'', which was first found in Ulsan ...

'' Sha ''et al''. 2017 * '' Novosphingobium hassiacum'' Kämpfer et al. 2002 * '' Novosphingobium humi'' Hyeon ''et al''. 2017 * '' Novosphingobium indicum'' Yuan ''et al''. 2009 * '' Novosphingobium ipomoeae'' Chen ''et al''. 2017 * '' Novosphingobium kunmingense'' Xie ''et al''. 2014 * '' Novosphingobium lentum'' Tiirola ''et al''. 2005 * '' Novosphingobium lindaniclasticum'' Saxena ''et al''. 2013 * '' Novosphingobium lotistagni'' Ngo ''et al''. 2016 * '' Novosphingobium lubricantis'' Kämpfer ''et al''. 2018 * '' Novosphingobium malaysiense'' Lee ''et al''. 2014 * '' Novosphingobium marinum'' Huo ''et al''. 2015 * '' Novosphingobium mathurense'' Gupta ''et al''. 2009 * '' Novosphingobium meiothermophilum'' Xian ''et al''. 2019 * '' Novosphingobium naphthae'' Chaudhary and Kim 2016 * '' Novosphingobium naphthalenivorans'' Suzuki and Hiraishi 2008 * '' Novosphingobium nitrogenifigens'' Addison ''et al''. 2007 * '' Novosphingobium olei'' Chaudhary ''et al''. 2021 * '' Novosphingobium oryzae'' Zhang ''et al''. 2016 * '' Novosphingobium ovatum'' Chen ''et al''. 2020 * '' Novosphingobium panipatense'' Gupta ''et al''. 2009 * '' Novosphingobium pentaromativorans'' Sohn ''et al''. 2004 * '' Novosphingobium piscinae'' Sheu ''et al''. 2016 * '' Novosphingobium pokkalii'' Krishnan ''et al''. 2017 * '' Novosphingobium resinovorum'' (Delaporte and Daste 1956) Lim ''et al''. 2007 * '' Novosphingobium rhizosphaerae'' Kämpfer ''et al''. 2015 * '' Novosphingobium rosa'' corrig. (Takeuchi ''et al''. 1995) Takeuchi ''et al''. 2001 * '' Novosphingobium sediminicola'' Baek ''et al''. 2011 * '' Novosphingobium silvae'' Feng ''et al''. 2020 * '' Novosphingobium soli'' Kämpfer ''et al''. 2011 * '' Novosphingobium stygium'' corrig. (Balkwill ''et al''. 1997) Takeuchi ''et al''. 2001 * '' Novosphingobium subterraneum'' corrig. (Balkwill ''et al''. 1997) Takeuchi ''et al''. 2001 * '' Novosphingobium taihuense'' Liu ''et al''. 2005 * '' Novosphingobium umbonatum'' Sheu ''et al''. 2020

Provisional Species

The following species names have been published, but not validated according to the

Bacteriological Code The International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (ICNP) formerly the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (ICNB) or Bacteriological Code (BC) governs the scientific names for Bacteria and Archaea.P. H. A. Sneath, 2003. A short histor ...

: * "''Novosphingobium aquaticum''" Singh ''et al''. 2015 * "''Novosphingobium ginsenosidimutans''" Kim ''et al''. 2013 * "''Novosphingobium profundi''" Zhang ''et al''. 2017 * "''Novosphingobium sediminis''" Li ''et al''. 2012 * "''Novosphingobium tardum''" Chen ''et al''. 2015

References

Hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria Bacteria genera Sphingomonadales {{Alphaproteobacteria-stub