| Pontibacter virosus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Cytophagia |
| Order: | Cytophagales |
| Family: | Hymenobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Pontibacter |
| Species: | P. virosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pontibacter virosus Kohli et al. 2016 [1] | |
| Type strain [2] | |
| DSM 100231, KCTC 42941, MCC 2932, W14 | |
Pontibacter virosus is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped and motile bacterium from the genus Pontibacter which has been isolated from soil which was contaminated with hexachlorocyclohexane from Ummari in India. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]