Isolated from soil samples collected from the rhizosphere of a halophyte Kalidium cuspidatum in a barren field at Tumd Right Banner (110 deg 49 min 15 sec E, 40 deg 35 min 55 sec N), Inner Mongolia, China.
Taxonomic characterization and comparative genomic analysis of a novel Devosia species revealed that phenolic acid-degrading traits are ubiquitous in the Devosia genus.