''Sphingobacterium lactis'' is a

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and

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bacterium from the genus of Sphingobacterium which has been isolated from

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References

External links

Type strain of ''Sphingobacterium lactis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Sphingobacteriia Bacteria described in 2012 {{Sphingobacteriia-stub