sphingobacterium pakistanense sphingobacterium pakistanense sphingobacterium pakistanense is a gram-negative, strictly aerobic and non-motile bacterium from the genus of sphingobacterium which has been isolated from the rhizosphere of the plant vigna mungo in pakistan. sphingobacterium pakistanense is a plant growth promoting bacterium. sphingobacterium pakistanense scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: sphingobacteriia order: sphingobacteriales family: sphingobacteriaceae genus: sphingobacterium species: s. pakistanense binomial name sphingobacterium pakistanenseahmed et al. 2015 type strain jcm 18974, kctc 23914, nccp-246 synonyms sphingobacterium pakistanensis