Would you find sphingomonas paucimobilis in water?

I am an RN, BSN. Take this answer for what it is worth to you. Also, consider that I have a minor in microbiology: Sphingomonas paucimobilis is a soil bacteria, that can find its way into water. In a European study of nosocomial (hospitalalization caused) infections, it was isolated in the water, on clinical equipment, and in the lab environment. This study in Europe was conducted in a hematology/oncology unit, where most of the patients are severely immuno-challenged or suppressed, and it was the cause of some hospital based infections that they were trying to find out where came from. But, simply, yes you can find this bacteria in water sources.