EP1571202-A1  DATABASE EMBL SEQUENCE DATABASE EBI HINXTON UK; 3 September 1999 (1999-09-03), SAKAMOTO ET AL.: "Sphingomonas aromaticivorans for 16 S rRNA, complete sequence" XP002331742 Database accession no. AB0250012;  DATABASE EMBL SEQUENCE DATABASE EBI HINXTON UK; 3 September 1999 (1999-09-03), SAKAMOTO ET AL.: &quot;Sphingomonas aromaticivorans for 16 S rRNA, complete sequence&quot; XP002331742 Database accession no. AB0250012;  DAUGULIS ANDREW J ET AL: &quot;Microbial degradation of high and low molecular weight polyaromatic hydrocarbons in a two-phase partitioning bioreactor by two strains of Sphingomonas sp.&quot; BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, vol. 25, no. 17, September 2003 (2003-09), pages 1441-1444, XP002331740 ISSN: 0141-5492;  DAUGULIS ANDREW J ET AL: "Microbial degradation of high and low molecular weight polyaromatic hydrocarbons in a two-phase partitioning bioreactor by two strains of Sphingomonas sp." BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, vol. 25, no. 17, September 2003 (2003-09), pages 1441-1444, XP002331740 ISSN: 0141-5492;  JANIKOWSKI T B ET AL: &quot;Use of a two-phase partitioning bioreactor for degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a Sphingomonas sp&quot; APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 59, no. 2-3, July 2002 (2002-07), pages 368-376, XP002331741 ISSN: 0175-7598;  JANIKOWSKI T B ET AL: "Use of a two-phase partitioning bioreactor for degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a Sphingomonas sp" APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 59, no. 2-3, July 2002 (2002-07), pages 368-376, XP002331741 ISSN: 0175-7598;  KAWAI F: &quot;Sphingomonads involved in the biodegradation of xenobiotic polymers&quot; JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 23, no. 4-5, October 1999 (1999-10), pages 400-407, XP002331738 ISSN: 1367-5435;  KAWAI F: "Sphingomonads involved in the biodegradation of xenobiotic polymers" JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 23, no. 4-5, October 1999 (1999-10), pages 400-407, XP002331738 ISSN: 1367-5435;  TOKIWA YUTAKA ET AL: &quot;A modified method for isolating poly(vinyl alcohol)-degrading bacteria and study of their degradation patterns&quot; BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, vol. 23, no. 23, December 2001 (2001-12), pages 1937-1941, XP002331739 ISSN: 0141-5492;  TOKIWA YUTAKA ET AL: "A modified method for isolating poly(vinyl alcohol)-degrading bacteria and study of their degradation patterns" BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, vol. 23, no. 23, December 2001 (2001-12), pages 1937-1941, XP002331739 ISSN: 0141-5492;  DATABASE WPI Section Ch, Week 200436 Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; Class A35, AN 2004-379495 XP002331743 & JP 2003 250527 A (KAO CORP) 9 September 2003 (2003-09-09);  DATABASE WPI Section Ch, Week 200436 Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; Class A35, AN 2004-379495 XP002331743 &amp; JP 2003 250527 A (KAO CORP) 9 September 2003 (2003-09-09);  KIM B C ET AL: &quot;Degradation of polyvinyl alcohol by Sphingomonas sp. SA3 and its symbiote&quot; JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 01 JAN 2003 UNITED KINGDOM, vol. 30, no. 1, 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01), pages 70-74, XP002331737 ISSN: 1367-5435;  KIM B C ET AL: "Degradation of polyvinyl alcohol by Sphingomonas sp. SA3 and its symbiote" JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 01 JAN 2003 UNITED KINGDOM, vol. 30, no. 1, 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01), pages 70-74, XP002331737 ISSN: 1367-5435EP1571202-B1  DATABASE EMBL SEQUENCE DATABASE EBI HINXTON UK; 3 September 1999 (1999-09-03), SAKAMOTO ET AL.: &quot;Sphingomonas aromaticivorans for 16 S rRNA, complete sequence&quot; XP002331742 Database accession no. AB0250012;  DATABASE WPI Section Ch, Week 200436 Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; Class A35, AN 2004-379495 XP002331743 &amp; JP 2003 250527 A (KAO CORP) 9 September 2003 (2003-09-09);  DAUGULIS ANDREW J ET AL: &quot;Microbial degradation of high and low molecular weight polyaromatic hydrocarbons in a two-phase partitioning bioreactor by two strains of Sphingomonas sp.&quot; BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, vol. 25, no. 17, September 2003 (2003-09), pages 1441-1444, XP002331740 ISSN: 0141-5492;  JANIKOWSKI T B ET AL: &quot;Use of a two-phase partitioning bioreactor for degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a Sphingomonas sp&quot; APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 59, no. 2-3, July 2002 (2002-07), pages 368-376, XP002331741 ISSN: 0175-7598;  KAWAI F: &quot;Sphingomonads involved in the biodegradation of xenobiotic polymers&quot; JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol. 23, no. 4-5, October 1999 (1999-10), pages 400-407, XP002331738 ISSN: 1367-5435;  KIM B C ET AL: &quot;Degradation of polyvinyl alcohol by Sphingomonas sp. SA3 and its symbiote&quot; JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 01 JAN 2003 UNITED KINGDOM, vol. 30, no. 1, 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01), pages 70-74, XP002331737 ISSN: 1367-5435;  TOKIWA YUTAKA ET AL: &quot;A modified method for isolating poly(vinyl alcohol)-degrading bacteria and study of their degradation patterns&quot; BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS, vol. 23, no. 23, December 2001 (2001-12), pages 1937-1941, XP002331739 ISSN: 0141-5492