Citrimicrobium
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| Citrimicrobium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Sphingomonadales |
| Family: | Sphingomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Citrimicrobium Jung et al. 2014[1] |
| Species: | C. luteum |
| Binomial name | |
| Citrimicrobium luteum Jung et al. 2014[1] | |
Citrimicrobium is a Gram-negative, pleomorphic, and motile bacteria genus in the family Erythrobacteraceae, containing the single species Citrimicrobium luteum.[1][2] The species has been isolated from the gut of the sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus from the Jeju Island in Korea.[2]