sphingobacterium wenxiniae sphingobacterium wenxiniae sphingobacterium wenxiniae is a gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus of sphingobacterium which has b een isolated from activated sludge from a wastewater treatment plant in china. sphingobacterium wenxiniae has the ability to degrade cypermethrin. sphingobacterium wenxiniae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: sphingobacteriia order: sphingobacteriales family: sphingobacteriaceae genus: sphingobacterium species: s. wenxiniae binomial name sphingobacterium wenxiniaezhang et al. 2012 type strain accc 05410, cctcc ab 2010005, kctc 23009, lqy-18 synonyms parasphingobacterium wenxiniae