''Sphingobium chlorophenolicum'' is a species of
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
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''Sphingobium chlorophenolicum'' strain L-1 is of interest to researchers because it can mineralise the toxic pesticide
pentachlorophenol
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is an organochlorine compound used as a pesticide and a disinfectant. First produced in the 1930s, it is marketed under many trade names. It can be found as pure PCP, or as the sodium salt of PCP, the latter of which diss ...
(PCP).
See also
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Sphingobium
Sphingobium species are different from other sphingomonads in that they are commonly isolated from soil; however, ''Sphingobium yanoikuyae'' was isolated from a clinical specimen. They can degrade a variety of chemicals in the environment such ...
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References
External links
Type strain of ''Sphingobium chlorophenolicum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Sphingomonadales
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