Sphingobium japonicum UT26S

Sphingobium_japonicum
Names Sphingobium japonicum UT26S
Accession numbers NC_014005, NC_014006, NC_014007, NC_014009, NC_014013
Background Sphingobium japonicum (strain NBRC 101211 / UT26S) is a yellow-pigmented, non-motile, aerobic, hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-degrading Gram-negative bacterium isolated from a dumpsite in the vicinity of an industry that has been producing lindane. HCH has been used extensively as insect control agents in the health and agriculture fields. S. japonicum is able to degrade alpha, beta, gamma and delta isomers of HCH faster than Sphingobium indicum (strain B90A). It formed yellow-pigmented, convex, circular colonies after 48 h of incubation. The temperature range for growth is from 20 to 40 degrees Celsius, and no growth occurs at 45 degrees Celsius. The pH range for growth is between 6 and 9, but no growth occurs at pH 10. It is sensitive to 5% NaCl but tolerant of 3% NaCl. S. japonicum is sensitive to erythromycin (15 mg), kanamycin (30 mg) and tetracycline (30 mg) and resistant to ampicillin (10 mg). (Adapted from PMID: 19643888). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Alphaproteobacteria
Order:Sphingomonadales
Family:Sphingomonadaceae
Genus:Sphingobium
Species:japonicum
Strain UT26S
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (04-JUL-2008) Contact:Director-General Department of Biotechnology National Institure of Technology and Evaluation, NITE
(06-APR-2010) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Sanger
Isolation site upland -HCH contaminated soil in Japan
Isolation country Japan
Number of replicons 5
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 2
Oxygen requirements Aerobic
Optimal temperature 28.0
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Terrestrial
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation NA
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No