| Sphingobium indicum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Sphingomonadales |
| Family: | Sphingomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Sphingobium |
| Species: | S. indicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphingobium indicum Pal et al. 2005 | |
Sphingobium indicum is a hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading bacteria with type strain MTCC 6364T (=CCM 7286T). [1] Its genome has been sequenced. [2]
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Parapedobacter indicus is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus of Parapedobacter which has been isolated from soil from a hexachlorocyclohexane-contaminated dumpsite in Lucknow in India.
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