''Sphingobacterium detergens'' is a
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wa ...
bacterium from the genus of
Sphingobacterium
''Sphingobacterium'' is a genus in the family Sphingobacteriaceae. The genus ''Sphingobacterium'' is characterized by the high concentrations of sphingolipid, sphingophospholipids as lipid components.surfactant
Surfactants are chemical compounds that decrease the surface tension between two liquids, between a gas and a liquid, or interfacial tension between a liquid and a solid. Surfactants may act as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, fo ...
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References
External links
Type strain of ''Sphingobacterium detergens'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Sphingobacteriia
Bacteria described in 2012
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