| Sphingomonas echinoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Sphingomonadales |
| Family: | Sphingomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Sphingomonas |
| Species: | S. echinoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphingomonas echinoides (Heumann 1962) Denner et al. 1999 | |
| Synonyms | |
Pseudomonas echinoidesHeumann 1962 | |
Sphingomonas echinoides is a Gram-negative soil bacterium.
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, instead of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in their cell envelopes, and typically produce yellow-pigmented colonies. The GSL serves to protect the bacteria from antibacterial substances. Unlike most Gram-negative bacteria, Sphingomonas cannot carry endotoxins due to the lack of lipopolysaccharides, and has a hydrophobic surface characterized by the short nature of the GSL's carbohydrate portion.
Sphingomonadaceae are a gram-negative bacterial family of the Alphaproteobacteria. An important feature is the presence of sphingolipids in the outer membrane of the cell wall. The cells are ovoid or rod-shaped. Others are also pleomorphic, i.e. the cells change the shape over time. Some species from Sphingomonadaceae family are dominant components of biofilms.
Sphingomonas paucimobilis is a strictly aerobic Gram-negative bacterium that has a single polar flagellum with slow motility. The cell size is around 0.7 x 1.4 μm. It is usually found in soil. As with the other members of the genus, its biochemistry is remarkable in possession of ubiquinone 10 as its major respiratory quinone, and of glycosphingolipids instead of lipopolysaccharides in its cell envelope. It has been implicated in various types of clinical infections.
Sphingomonas parapaucimobilis is a species of bacteria. Its type strain is JCM 7510.
Sphingomonas yanoikuyae is a short rod-shaped, strictly aerobic, Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming, chemoheterotrophic species of bacteria that is yellow or off-white in color. Its type strain is JCM 7371. It is notable for degrading a variety of aromatic compounds including biphenyl, naphthalene, phenanthrene, toluene, m-, and p-xylene. S. yanoikuyae was discovered by Brian Goodman on the southern coast of Papua New Guinea. However, Sphingomonas have a wide distribution across freshwater, seawater, and terrestrial habitats. This is due to the bacteria's ability to grow and survive under low-nutrient conditions as it can utilize a broad range of organic compounds.
Sphingomonas adhaesiva is a species of bacteria. Its type strain is JCM 7370. The cells are rods and it has one polar flagellum. It is aerobic.
Sphingomonas stygia is a species of bacteria. It is an aromatic compound-degrading bacteria, it is gram-negative, non-spore-forming, non-motile and rod-shaped. It is found in deep-terrestrial-subsurface sediments.
Phrynidius echinoides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1940.
Sphingomonas aerolata is a Gram-negative and psychrotolerant bacteria from the genus of Sphingomonas.
Sphingomonas alpina is a Gram-negative, aerobic, psychrophilic and motile bacteria from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from alpine soil from the High Tauern in Austria.
Sphingomonas asaccharolytica is a bacterium from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from roots from an apple tree in Japan.
Sphingomonas aurantiaca is a Gram-negative and psychrotolerant bacteria from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from indoor dusts from animal sheds in Finland.
Sphingomonas azotifigens is a nitrogen-fixing bacteria from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from the root of a rice plant in Mishima in Japan.
Sphingomonas canadensis is an aerobic bacteria from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from a sludge pond in British Columbia in Canada.
Sphingomonas faeni is a Gram-negative bacteria from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from indoor dusts from animal sheds in Finland.
Sphingomonas glacialis is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, psychrophilic and non-motile bacteria from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from cryoconite from the Stubai Glacier in Tyrol in Austria.
Sphingomonas jaspsi is a Gram-negative, aerobic, pleomorphic and motile bacteria from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from fresh water in Misasa in Japan. Sphingomonas jaspsi produces carotenoid.
Sphingomonas pruni is a bacterium from the genus of Sphingomonas which has been isolated from the roots of the tree Prunus persica in Japan .
Novosphingobium aromaticivorans is a species of bacteria. It is an aromatic compound-degrading bacteria, it is gram-negative, non-spore-forming, non-motile and rod-shaped. It is found in deep-terrestrial-subsurface sediments.
The species Rhizorhabdus wittichii, formerly Sphingomonas wittichii, is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped motile bacterium, with an optimum growth temperature at 30 °C. It forms a greyish white colony. It has been found to have a 67 mol% of DNA G+C content.