Sphingomonas astaxanthinifaciens

Sphingomonas astaxanthinifaciens
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Sphingomonadales
Family: Sphingomonadaceae
Genus: Sphingomonas
Species:
S. astaxanthinifaciens
Binomial name
Sphingomonas astaxanthinifaciens
Asker et al. 2008
Type strain
CCUG 53608, NBRC 102146, TDMA-17

Sphingomonas astaxanthinifaciens is a bacterium from the genus [[[Sphingomonas]] which has been isolated from fresh water in Misasa in Japan. Sphingomonas astaxanthinifaciens has the ability to produce astaxanthin.