Sphingomonas elodea is a species of bacteria in the genus Sphingomonas. This species is important to humans due to the fact that it produces gellan gum, a suitable agar substitute as a gelling agent in various clinical bacteriological media and especially important for the culture growth of thermophilic microorganisms in solid media.
Sphingomonas elodea is a species of bacteria in the genus Sphingomonas. This species is important to humans due to the fact that it produces gellan gum, a suitable agar substitute as a gelling agent in various clinical bacteriological media and especially important for the culture growth of thermophilic microorganisms in solid media.
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