Sphingomonadaceae
Sign in to saveSphingomonadaceae are a gram-negative bacterial family of the Alphaproteobacteria. An important feature is the presence of sphingolipids (mainly 2′-hydroxymyristoyl dihydrosphingosine 1-glucuronic acid, "SGL-1") 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.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassAlphaproteobacteria
- OrderSphingomonadales
- FamilySphingomonadaceae
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Research
3,337 papers- Isolation and characterization of Sphingomonadaceae from fouled membranes.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2019
- Diverse biofilm-forming Sphingomonadaceae represent twelve novel species isolated from glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau.International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology · 2025
- Molecular Mechanism of Chloramphenicol and Thiamphenicol Resistance Mediated by a Novel Oxidase, CmO, in Sphingomonadaceae.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2023
- Genotypic diversity and antibiotic resistance in Sphingomonadaceae isolated from hospital tap water.The Science of the total environment · 2014
- Diversity and antibiotic resistance patterns of Sphingomonadaceae isolates from drinking water.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2011
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Energy source
- Function
- Distribution
- Phylogeny
- Interaction with human and plants
- See also
- Notes
- References
Sphingomonadaceae are a gram-negative bacterial family of the Alphaproteobacteria. An important feature is the presence of sphingolipids (mainly 2′-hydroxymyristoyl dihydrosphingosine 1-glucuronic acid, "SGL-1") 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.
== Energy source == While most species within Sphingomonadaceae family are heterotrophic, some are phototrophic.
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