PROTEOBACTERIA >> Alpha >> Sphingomonas >> Sphingomonas wittichii
SPHINGOMONAS WITTICHII
| Class: | Alpha Proteobacteria |
| Genus: | Sphingomonas |
| Species: | Sphingomonas wittichii |
| Description: | A rod shaped bacteria with one flagellum. The cell is considered motile. S. wittichii RW1 is the only known organism to carry the dioxin dioxygenase enzyme , which is an enzyme that initiates the oxidation of the dioxin molecule by adding two oxygen atoms. This is probably the most sought after characteristic of the organism.RW1 is an aerobic organoheterotroph. The organism uses organic carbon as its source of energy and carbon and O2 is its terminal electron acceptor. |
| Synonyms: | |
| Source: | Bacteria have been found in soil, and indeed the RW1 strain that contains the dioxin-degradation pathway can be grown on agar plates, even though it was isolated in an aquatic environment. |
| Pathogenicity: | S. wittichii is also capable of degrading other xenobiotics, such as toluene, fluorobenzoate, styrene, and carbazole . These degradation pathways make S. wittichii a key organism in the bioremediation of dioxin and other pollutants.Currently, there is no research being done on symbiotic relationships between S. wittichii and other organisms, nor has S. wittichii been found to be pathogenic. |
| Genbank: | NC_009511.1 [Genome] [Nucleotide] |
| Size (Mb): | 5.38 |
| GC %: | 68.4 |
| Genes: | 5,418 |
| CDS Number: | 5,317 |
| Reference: | https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Sphingomonas_wittichii_RW1 |
| Biochemical Tests: |