English Journal

Sphingobacterium detergens sp. nov., a surfactant-producing bacterium isolated from soil.

Marqués AM, Burgos-Díaz C, Aranda FJ, Teruel JA, Manresa A, Ortiz A, Farfán M.SourceUniversity of Barcelona;
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology.Int J Syst Evol Microbiol.2012 Feb 3. [Epub ahead of print]
A novel Gram-negative strain, designated as 6.2ST, was isolated from a soil sample and identified as a biosurfactant producer. Its taxonomic position was investigated using a polyphasic approach. The cells were non-motile, non-spore-forming rods. The organism grew optimally at 30-37°C, with 0-3% Na
PMID 22307508

Necrotizing fasciitis and septic shock related to the uncommon gram-negative pathogen Sphingobacterium multivorum.

Grimaldi D, Doloy A, Fichet J, Bourgeois E, Zuber B, Wajsfisz A, Mira JP, Poyart C, Pène F.SourceMedical Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Paris, France. david.grimaldi@cch.aphp.fr
Journal of clinical microbiology.J Clin Microbiol.2012 Jan;50(1):202-3. Epub 2011 Nov 9.
We report the first case of necrotizing fasciitis due to the uncommon Gram-negative pathogen Sphingobacterium multivorum in an immunocompromised patient, who presented with septic shock. This case adds necrotizing fasciitis to the spectrum of S. multivorum-related infections and highlights the emerg
PMID 22075581

Japanese Journal

Gene Cloning and Characterization of α-Amino Acid Ester Acyl Transferase in Empedobacter brevis ATCC14234 and Sphingobacterium siyangensis AJ2458

ABE Isao,HARA Seiichi,YOKOZEKI Kenzo
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 75(11), 2087-2092, 2011
… The gene encoding α-amino acid ester acyl transferase (AET), the enzyme that catalyzes the peptide-forming reaction from amino acid methyl esters and amino acids, was cloned from Empedobacter brevis ATCC14234 and Sphingobacterium siyangensis AJ2458 and expressed in Escherichia coli. …
NAID 130001257649

中島照夫
近畿大学資源再生研究所報告 (8), 1-13, 2010-3
… The degradation rate of chitin films by Sphingobacterium multivorum, a kind of decomposition bacteria separated from soil, was higher in comparison with the chitosan films. …
NAID 120003184666