Reclassification of a Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Metabolizing Bacterium, Beijerinckia sp. Strain B1, as Sphingomonas yanoikuyae by Fatty Acid Analysis, Protein Pattern Analysis, DNA-DNA Hybridization, and 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing

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