| Sphingomonas polyaromaticivorans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Sphingomonadales |
| Family: | Sphingomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Sphingomonas |
| Species: | S. polyaromaticivorans |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphingomonas polyaromaticivorans Luo et al. 2012 [1] | |
| Type strain [2] | |
| JCM 16711, KCCM 42951, B2-7 | |
Sphingomonas polyaromaticivorans is a Gram-negative, aerobic, short-rod-shaped and non-motile bacteria from the genus Sphingomonas which has been isolated from water from the Botan Oil Port in Xiamen in China. [1] [2] [3] [4] Sphingomonas polyaromaticivorans has the ability to degrade hydrocarbon compounds. [4]