| Sphingomonas formosensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Sphingomonadales |
| Family: | Sphingomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Sphingomonas |
| Species: | S. formosensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphingomonas formosensis Lin et al. 2012 [1] | |
| Type strain [2] | |
| BCRC 80272, CC-Nfb-2, DSM 24164 | |
Sphingomonas formosensis is a Gram-negative and short rod-shaped bacteria from the genus Sphingomonas which has been isolated from agricultural soil in Kaohsiung County in Taiwan. [1] [3] [4] [5] Sphingomonas formosensis has the ability to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds. [5]