''Sphingomonas asaccharolytica'' is a bacterium from the genus of
Sphingomonas
''Sphingomonas'' was defined in 1990 as a group of Gram-negative, rod-shaped, chemoheterotrophic, strictly aerobic bacteria. They possess ubiquinone 10 as their major respiratory quinone, contain glycosphingolipids (GSLs), specifically ceramide ...
which has been isolated from roots from an
apple tree
An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, ' ...
in
Japan
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.
References
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External links
Type strain of ''Sphingomonas asaccharolytica'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
asaccharolytica
Bacteria described in 1995
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