Other numbers: MTCC 9456, strain F2. History: < R. Lal. Isolated from: Hexachlorcyclohexan dumpsite; India, Lucknow. Additional information: Type strain of Sphingobium lucknowense (7398), synonym (7706). Degradation of alpha, beta, gamma, delta-hexachloracyclohexan isomers. Yellow pigment. Sequence numbers: 16S rRNA: EF534725. Cultivation conditions: Medium 71, 30°C.