Table 1.
Major pathogenic taxa used in the comparative analysis against Sphingomonas spp.
| GENUS | SPECIES | HOST | DISEASE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brucella | B. abortus | Human and cattle | Brucellosis, Osteoarthritis, endocarditis and several neurological disorders. |
| B. canis | Human and dogs | ||
| B. melitensis | Human goats and sheep | ||
| B. ovis | Sheep | ||
| B. suis | Human and pigs | ||
| Helicobacter | H. acinonychis | Humans and other mammals | Bacterial carcinogen, Gastroduodenal diseases |
| H. hepaticus | |||
| H. pylori | |||
| Campylobacter | C. fetus | Humans | Bacterial gastroenteritis Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) |
| C. jejuni | |||
| Legionella | L. pneumophila | Humans and protozoa | Legionnaires’ disease |
| Pseudomonas | P. aeruginosa | Human | Eye, burn and wound infections |
| P. syringae | Plant | Bacterial speck and bacterial blight |