sphingobium chlorophenolicum sphingobium chlorophenolicum sphingobium chlorophenolicum is a species of bacteria. sphingobium chlorophenolicum scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: alphaproteobacteria order: sphingomonadales family: sphingomonadaceae genus: sphingobium species: s. chlorophenolicum binomial name sphingobium chlorophenolicum sphingobium chlorophenolicum strain l-1 is of interest to researchers because it can mineralise the toxic pesticide pentachlorophenol (pcp).