As with the other members of the genus, its biochemistry is remarkable in possession of ubiquinone 10 as its major respiratory quinone, and of glycosphingolipids instead of lipopolysaccharides in its cell envelope.
This organism exhibits distinctive biochemical features similar to those found in other members of its genus, including the unique combination of ubiquinone 10 as its main energy transfer molecule and glycosphingolipids rather than lipopolysaccharides in its outer membrane.