| Pontibacter mucosus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Cytophagia |
| Order: | Cytophagales |
| Family: | Hymenobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Pontibacter |
| Species: | P. mucosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pontibacter mucosus Nayyar et al. 2016 [1] | |
| Type strain [2] | |
| DSM 100162, KCTC 42942, PB3 | |
Pontibacter mucosus is a halotolerant, Gram-negative and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus Pontibacter which has been isolated from hexachlorocyclohexane-contaminated pond sediments from Chinhat in Lucknow in India. [1] [3] [2] [4] [5]